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    - Ava Hilton, Copy Desk Chief

    FAU has named its new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, Ken Dawson-Scully, after an eight-month nationwide search spearheaded by President Adam Hasner.  The provost position works directly under the president, overseeing academic affairs at the university. Hasner announced the search on March 14, following his first week in office at FAU. Until...

    - Riley Kozak, Contributing Writer

    Florida Atlantic men’s basketball opened the Sunshine Slam Classic with speed and composure, defeating Loyola Marymount University in the semifinal, but found itself clawing back from a tough start against George Mason University in the championship game on Tuesday night. The Sunshine Slam format for the Beach and Ocean brackets is an 8-team, 2-game tournament....

    - Aldana Jure, Staff Writer

    Florida Atlantic women’s basketball returned home to Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena but fell to the University of Florida 51-59, extending their losing streak to three games. Monday night’s game marked the 10th time FAU and UF have faced each other, with UF holding an 8-1 record. The last time FAU defeated UF was in 1993...

    - Ava Hilton, Copy Desk Chief

    A fourth provost candidate, Ken Dawson-Scully, spoke to faculty and staff to pitch himself for the position on Nov. 21 at Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus. Dawson-Scully isn’t a new face to the FAU community. He served as associate vice president for Strategic Initiatives and in the Office of the Provost & Financial Affairs...

    - Mikai Datilus, Staff Writer

    Florida Atlantic football (4-7, 3-4 AC) is officially no longer bowl-eligible for the fifth straight season.  FAU had an impressive comeback, coming back from down 24-3 in the first quarter to take the lead, but ultimately a missed kick, turnovers and penalties held them back, as FAU suffered a 48-45 loss to the University of...

    - Sephora Charles, News Editor

    FAU President Adam Hasner announced on Friday that the university will invest $5 million in Israeli bonds, making FAU the largest Israeli bondholder among universities in the world. The FAU Foundation previously purchased $3.2 million in bonds, now totaling $8.2 million, according to the university’s news release. Israel Bonds are loans that investors make to...

    - Anthony Ortiz and Morgan Larkins

    After losing last week, Florida Atlantic football (4-6, 3-4 AC) is back at home in Flagler Credit Union Stadium, facing the streaking University of Connecticut Huskies (8-3).  FAU last week took the 35-24 loss to the chin against Tulane (8-2,5-1 AC), not leading the entire game. The Owls had opportunities, but they could not capitalize...

    - David Hoyos, Staff Writer

    Florida Atlantic men’s soccer ended its historic season on Thursday night in Orlando, after falling 3-2 to the University of Central Florida in the first round of the NCAA Championship. The Owls conclude their season with an overall record of 12-4-2, one of the best in the program’s history, and UCF (11-6-3) advances to face...

    - Mikai Datilus, Staff Writer

    Florida Atlantic men’s basketball picked up its second home win of the week, leading for 38:58 of the 40 minutes of game time in an 82-59 win against Pacific at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.  “We’re thrilled with the win tonight. It’s a nice thing to be at home; we played solid, and I was thankful...

    - Emily Ives, Staff Writer

    Florida Atlantic University reinstated art history professor Karen Leader on Tuesday, ending a two-month paid administrative leave that began on Sept. 13. The university issued the leave after Leader made controversial social media comments about the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University. FAU launched an investigation,...

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