A proposal to change college applications in Florida

As high school students prepare to matriculate to college, the application process may be changing in Florida. This can be a great or terrible change since scholarships, class curriculum and college requirements have been changing for the last couple of months.

Senate Bill 114, filed on Oct. 17 by FAMU alumni Shevrin Jones, D-Miami Gardens, would prohibit a Florida College System school or a State University System institution from inquiring about a potential student’s race or ethnicity on a college application.

This ground-breaking proposal attempts to overhaul college applications in the state, focusing on fairness, transparency and access to higher education.

Before SB 114 was introduced for the 2024 session, DeSantis signed a few bills that had everyone questioning his motives. One was SB 266, which restricts specific topics from being taught in general education courses. This bill was a brutal hit to HBCUs since, hence the name Historically Black Colleges and Universities, its African American studies courses will have to sugarcoat slavery and much of the Black experience in America.