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From UF President Kent Fuchs: Re-Conceptualizing UF’s Graduation Ceremonies
Sep. 20, 2018UF President Kent Fuchs response to the concerns about the changed commencement ceremony.
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UF apologizes to students ushered off stage at graduation with framed diplomas
By McKenna Beery | Sep. 18, 2018Thousands of people watched 24 people get rushed off the stage at graduation in May, now UF is trying to make it up to them with a gift.
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Students can participate in a Save UF Graduation Rally Thursday.
By McKenna Beery | Sep. 16, 2018UF students plan to rally outside of Tigert Hall to complain about the changes to commencement
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UF alumna BuzzFeed producer discusses being Latinx
By Jessie White | Aug. 30, 2018UF students celebrated Latinx culture at the Hispanic-Latinx Student Assembly Wednesday night in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. UF President Kent Fuchs welcomed the crowd and keynote speaker, BuzzFeed’s “Pero Like” Julissa Calderon, a 2011 UF alumna.
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Prez Book challenge captures attention of the Gator Nation
By Jessica Curbelo | Aug. 23, 2018The challenge, proposed by UF President Kent Fuchs, lets students win awards like T-shirts.
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After a top 10 ranking, what comes next for UF?
Aug. 21, 2018President Kent Fuchs reflects on UF's recent goals and what's in store
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Report: Fuchs among top 10 highest-paid university executives
By Danielle Ivanov | July 18, 2018The Chronicle of Higher Education has compiled data reports on public university officials’ wages since 2010. On Monday, the publication released its latest study.
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UF hires first ever chief diversity officer
By Sloan Savage | May 30, 2018UF will have its first chief diversity officer July 9 after a year in the national spotlight due to racially charged incidents.
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You are not wasting time by treating yourself
By Sophie Feinberg | May 28, 2018Being a college student, professor or staff member can make for a demanding work day and stress. Beyond your to-do list, there’s other duties you might have to tackle. There’s family life and friends. There are also other errands, chores or side hustles.
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UF places commencement marshal on paid administrative leave
By Morgan McMullen | May 8, 2018The marshal who was caught on video pushing students during a graduation ceremony has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to UF spokesperson Margot Winick.
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Graduates pushed by 'inappropriately aggressive' UF employee during ceremony
By Angela DiMichele | May 7, 2018Nafeesah Attah planned to do a traditional dance move called a duck walk – by waving her arms up and squatting while stomping her feet – as she walked across the graduation stage Saturday afternoon. That is, until an administrator grabbed her and forced her to stop.
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A UF student needed a backup plan for his proposal. He asked President Fuchs for help.
By Angela DiMichele | Apr. 11, 2018The forwarded email from the UF president came with a request.
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President Fuchs helps family get diapers through "Food for Fines" program
By Amanda Rosa | Apr. 5, 2018A package of fruit cups, two cans, a pack of soap and box of macaroni and cheese gathering dust in Valentina Eslava’s kitchen cabinet since Hurricane Irma got her out of paying a $250 parking citation fee.
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No joke: UF to forgive parking tickets for food donations
Apr. 2, 2018Fuchs announced that UF would have an amnesty program for parking tickets.
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Citrus research delayed two years by baseball stadium construction
By Elliott Nasby | Mar. 29, 2018Ben Nichols expected to research seedless mandarins for another year. Instead, he’ll be forced to wrap up his studies in three months.
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UF Board of Trustees approved new chair
By Elliott Nasby | Mar. 26, 2018The UF Board of Trustees unanimously selected an Iranian immigrant as its next next chairman, in a meeting last Friday.
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UF Board of Trustees approves new baseball stadium
By Elliott Nasby | Mar. 25, 2018The UF Athletic Association has announced plans to build a new baseball stadium off Hull Road, near the Ronald R. Dizney Lacrosse Stadium, by 2020.
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Board of Trustees to vote on $50 million baseball stadium
By Elliott Nasby | Mar. 22, 2018The UF Board of Trustees will vote on continuing with designs of a $250 million central energy plan and construction of a $50 million baseball stadium today.
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UF President Kent Fuchs is donating this much to Dance Marathon
By Celeste Mahfood | Mar. 15, 2018UF President Kent Fuchs will donate up to $10,000 of his own money for Dance Marathon 2018.
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UF’s Board of Trustees will launch an about $1.5-million project to make campus safer
By Elliott Nasby | Mar. 15, 2018UF’s campus is getting brighter.
