Eckerd College News

John Prevas, a former teacher at Thomas Stone High School and a published author, will be coming back to where his writing career began for a book signing at Borders book store in Waldorf on Nov.

Having gained a B.S. in Marine Science from Eckerd College, much of my view of the world is... Full Bio Christie Wilcox There are a lot of myths out there about the marine world, but by far the one that bothers me the most is the notion that sharks don't get cancer.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- In 1962, Howard Kennedy was denied admission to what is now Eckerd College in Florida because he was black.

An Ashland High School graduate has created a reusable takeout container that is being used at 200 workplaces and universities nationwide - including Southern Oregon University.

Eckerd College students and professor pose with Howard Kennedy, Gibbs Jr. College graduate Abigail Gardner, Brigitte Perenyi, Chesley Mintah, Howard Kennedy, Synthia Hogan, Felicia Sutherland and Prof.

Local business, legal and civic leader Charlie Ranson announced today that he's filing to run for Congress from Florida's 2nd Congressional District.

In this file photo, Dr. Peter H. Armacost greets Daud Abdia, 21, who was one of his students, in front of his home on the campus of Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan.

A search crew from Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg, recovered the body of a man in Tampa Bay at 9:08 p.m. Tuesday after a three-hour search conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies.

St. Petersburg, Florida -- The U.S. Coast Guard tonight recovered the body of a man who fell overboard from a pleasure craft around 5:30 p.m. near the Port of Manatee.

Not surprisingly, St. Petersburg, which has a history of racial division, once again finds itself confronting a situation that could reopen old wounds.

The J. Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc. has made a gift of property to Eckerd College valued at $2.8 million.

Here they are: The submissions from our 2009 College Guides. Vote for your favorite below.* The student receiving the most votes wins the title CL College Guide 2009, plus a CL briefcase stuffed with movie and concert passes, CDs and DVDs and assorted CL gear plus a $500 shopping spree from CL Deals.

Do It Today: The Jim Crow Effect , TB Symphony, Fences , porch party, Fi t for the Cure and more October 14, 2009 at 12:00 am by Franki Weddington Eckerd College's new exhibit, The Jim Crow Effect: Drinking From the Fountain , includes artifacts from that tension-fraught era in American history.

Retired Brigadier Gen. John C. Reppert is a member of the Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College.

"For the more than half-a-million children in foster care, and the 118,000 children waiting to be adopted - may they find as much love, happiness, and success as I have.

"The closer you get to the water, the more relaxed people get," Michael Weiss says.

In less than a year, our 17-year-old son, Dylan, will graduate from high school.

Eckerd College is adding new continuing education courses through a partnership with the New York Institute of Finance .

Eckerd College is adding new continuing education courses through a partnership with the New York Institute of Finance .

Elected officials and Tampa Bay & Co. met with business leaders Wednesday to discuss bringing the World Cup to Tampa in 2018 or 2022.