Patricia Hilliard-Nunn, an adjunct associate professor for UF's department of African American studies addresses ways in which black students and faculty want increased presence on campus. Some of the priorities she listed include actively recruiting 500 more black students, increasing the number of black faculty and establishing a department of minority affairs at the university.
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By Caroline Walsh | 9:42pmFlorida Gators center Rueben Chinyelu (9) shoots during the AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic game against the George Washington Revolutionaries, Saturday, Dec. 13, at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla.
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By Chloe Martin | 8:20pmGio Guida leads chants speaking against ICE at the ICE protest in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 2026.





