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When Gov. Ron DeSantis hand-picked Joseph Ladapo as Florida’s surgeon general in September 2021, the role came with a second high-profile appointment: a tenured faculty position at UF.
In late October among the bustling students and coffee mugs at Pascal’s Coffeehouse off of University Avenue, I had the privilege of attending the CLEO Speaker’s Network Training run by the CLEO Institute, an organization dedicated to climate education and advocacy.
UF indefinitely paused all activities in six non-academic Living Learning Communities Feb. 17, just days after the Trump administration’s Office for Civil Rights banned the consideration of race in any decisions made by academic institutions nationwide.
This story was updated on Feb. 13 to further clarify how general education impacts student degrees.
In 1815, Napoleon escaped exile on Elba and landed in France to reclaim his empire. Marching through France and drawing thousands to his side, support swelled, and King Louis XVIII fled in fear. Within weeks, he entered Paris as emperor once more, setting the stage for his final stand at Waterloo. As President Trump wins this election, we welcome back our emperor to America and we enter our golden age.
Republican incumbent Chuck Brannan won Florida House District 10 seat for the fourth election in a row over newcomer candidate Bobby Brady. He earned 74% of the vote.
Once every four years, the two biggest teams in America put on the biggest shows in the country. Each flexing their accomplishments and wins of the previous years to sell a vision to Americans for their future. These events of showmanship are the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention. From porn stars to presidents, the conventions brought big names in front of the country and gave their best shot at putting their candidate in the most powerful office in the world.
We come at a time of great harmony. Fall semester is a time for UF students to celebrate and rejoice in a new cycle of possibilities and opportunities for the new academic year. While this time is meant for new beginnings, it’s important to feel grounded and conscientious of turning points on our campus. Some would call these recent events the “elephant in the room,” an event that is hard to ignore.
When nine top donors and administrators recounted the full story of former UF President Ben Sasse’s resignation, one name came up for each of them — Morteza “Mori” Hosseini.
Former UF President Ben Sasse stepped down unexpectedly in July, citing concerns about his wife’s health. But nine current and former administrators and top donors say there was more to the story.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has called on the Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System, to launch an investigation into former UF President Ben Sasse’s “exorbitant spending” of university funds.
In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his GOP allies.
In 1886, William Graham Sumner, a renaissance man of the social sciences, formerly taught at Yale, produced a work named, “The Forgotten Man.” This piece gave insight into how the American government was moving toward aiding large corporations and concurrently leaving the middle class behind.
UF College Democrats President Connor Effrain was in Washington, D.C., roughly 20 minutes walking distance from the U.S. Capitol building when the news broke. The slack face of former President Donald Trump flashed across his phone screen beside the word “guilty.”
On March 19, voters in the Republican Party of Florida will head to the polls to vote in the state’s presidential preference primary election, although the contest is purely a formality. Former President Donald Trump (fitting that the first president associated with Florida is actually just a snowbird, right?) has already secured enough delegates to win the GOP nomination.
UF has gained new administrators straight from Ben Sasse’s dreams and our nightmares. They include Raymond Sass and James Wegmann, vice president of innovation and partnerships and vice president for communications, respectively.
In the tumultuous landscape of the Republican Party, where former President Donald Trump’s shadow looms large, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has emerged as a threat to Trump for the GOP nomination. DeSantis, with his fierce governance and outspoken views, has found himself in a unique position: being heralded by many as Trump's biggest competition for the GOP nomination.
Richard Conley was corralling his cat Marley into a carrier and loading his car with essentials when a highway patrol officer arrived on his doorstep in Cedar Key around noon Aug. 29.
Following the 2020 Presidential election, the GOP had to face the challenging question, “how do we win back the White House, and who should be the one to do it?”
About 41 bills failed to pass the 2023 Florida legislative session and local marginalized communities are now facing the consequences.
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