Florida Atlantic University Foundation

The Florida Atlantic University Foundation raised more than $70 million from nearly 10,000 donors at the close of the 2026 fiscal year, marking one of the top five fundraising totals in the university’s history. We are grateful to our donors whose support advances academic excellence, research and programs in ways that will benefit the university and our community for generations to come.

FAU Foundation Raises $70M in 2026 Fiscal Year - FAU Foundation, Inc. The Florida Atlantic University Foundation (FAUF) raised more than $70 million from nearly 10,000 donors at the close of the 2026 fiscal year, marking one of the top five fundraising totals in the university’s history.

Florida Atlantic Holiday Spectacular Featuring Tony Desare and The Palm Beach Pops with Guest Star Katharine McPhee

The FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has received a $250,000 gift from the Betty Wold Johnson Foundation to develop a mangrove restoration project at Harbor Branch.

Establishing the mangrove project will span a year-long period. The first phase will add tanks and infrastructure to house mangrove plants, as well as salt marsh grass and halophytes, salt-loving plants that live in nearshore areas. Scientists will then develop propagation strategies to grow healthy plants, reintroduce the plants at identified pilot sites, and track their growth.

Welcome to Paradise Josh McCowan!

Florida Atlantic has named Josh McCowan as its new Vice President and Director of Athletics.

An accomplished and respected college athletics administrator with proven fundraising and revenue generation success, McCowan brings more than 15 years of high-level collegiate athletics experience to Boca Raton that has included stints at Mississippi State University, Kansas State University and University of Colorado.

Florida Atlantic University's College of Business advanced to No. 18 in the top 20 schools for online MBA programs, according to The Princeton Review, up from No. 36 the previous year.

The ranking places FAU among a select group of business schools recognized nationally for academic excellence, student satisfaction, career outcomes, and program quality.

The Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University was founded with a promise to improve health care across South Florida. Today, its graduates are delivering on that promise by serving patients and strengthening communities throughout our region. Thank you to The Boca Raton Tribune for spotlighting this extraordinary impact.

Read more: https://www.bocaratontribune.com/bocaratonnews/2026/07/fau-medical-school-delivers-on-its-promise-to-south-florida

The Florida Atlantic University Foundation recently welcomed Susan Ball ’13, Michael Gray and Craig Weiner to its board of directors. The new board members were recently approved by the FAU Board of Trustees. Each will serve a three-year term, which began on July 1.

An international team of scientists from Florida Atlantic University, the Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation, Yale University, the City University of New York, and the Lomami National Park, Frankfurt Zoological Society have identified a previously unknown species of African monkey.

This discovery marks only the fifth new monkey species in Africa identified in the past 75 years.

New Monkey Species Discovered in the Congo In the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, scientists ...

Robert Loredo has been named executive director of the Florida Atlantic University Center for Quantum Technologies. In this role, Loredo will lead the university’s growing quantum computing enterprise at a pivotal moment as FAU expands its research infrastructure, workforce development efforts, and industry partnerships centered on next-generation computing technologies.

He will oversee a comprehensive strategy that advances quantum research, algorithm development, software innovation and workforce education, ensuring students and researchers gain expertise that extends across evolving quantum platforms.

Learn More: https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/executive-director-center-for-quantum-technologies.php

Happy Fourth of July! Wishing everyone a fun and safe Independence Day as we celebrate America's 250th birthday!