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UF to begin using minus grades next spring
By KAITLYN WELLER | Feb. 17, 2008Take your hard classes now.
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UF releases 15 proposals for BOT
By KIM WILMATH | Feb. 14, 2008How much would a stuffed caveman pay for a stiff drink? How many shots would it take for a giant mastodon skeleton to get loose?
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Florida's university presidents discuss ways to boost funds
By KIM WILMATH | Feb. 14, 2008For years, the state's public universities have tugged at the Legislature to pour more funding into the State University System - one that currently ranks last in student-teacher ratios nationwide.
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CLAS to interview 11 dean hopefuls
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 14, 2008In preparation for semi-finalist interviews, the search committee for the next dean of UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences drafted questions on Thursday about budget cuts, shared governance and the college's diversity to ask the candidates.
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28,000 UF hopefuls await final decision
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Feb. 14, 2008The UF Office of Admissions has been working around the clock for the past few days determining the future of nearly 28,000 Gators hopefuls, and only about one-third of them will receive an invitation Friday.
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UF to spend more endowment money
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 12, 2008The UF Foundation will release an extra $2.4 million in endowment funds this March to help UF cope with a budget crisis.
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UF e-mail alerts students of privacy practices, laws
Feb. 11, 2008In response to a new state privacy law that became effective Jan. 1, UF Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin sent all students an e-mail Monday to raise awareness about the safety of releasing personal information.
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Chancellor, senator suggest changes to Bright Futures
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 11, 2008Two state leaders are bouncing around ideas to change the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Both plans would provide incentives for students studying technology and health-related fields.
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Board & Governors might force UF to cut transfer admissions
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 10, 2008UF may have to admit fewer transfer students next fall to meet the Florida Board of Governors' newly imposed enrollment limits.
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UF College of Medicine may lose accreditation
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 7, 2008The dean of UF's College of Medicine congratulated Florida's two new medical schools Thursday for receiving preliminary national accreditation, but he expressed concern for UF's medical education amid a state budget crisis.
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Machen describes gloomy budget outlook
Feb. 7, 2008UF President Bernie Machen continued to paint a bleak picture of the university's finances Thursday, telling a Faculty Senate committee that tuition is too low and funding for research has fallen off.
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Committee discusses proposed library organization
Feb. 7, 2008After less than a year on the job, UF Dean of University Libraries Judith Russell has proposed reorganizing her administration.
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Proposal aims to regulate college endowments
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 7, 2008A proposal that would grant the federal government regulatory powers over college endowments is gaining support in Congress and sparking opposition from many colleges, including UF.
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UF Eastside Campus to include $15 million building
Feb. 6, 2008UF plans to build a 65,000-square-foot building in the next 18 months at the Eastside Campus to create more office space. The project's estimated budget is $15 million.
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Search for CLAS dean narrowed from 18 to 12
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 6, 2008After four hours of debate and 11 boxes of pizza, the committee to find a new dean for UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences narrowed its list to 12 semifinalists Wednesday.
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CLAS dean selection to be narrowed, stakes high
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Feb. 5, 2008Editor's Note: Interviews in the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean search will take place Feb. 15, 16 and 17. We reported otherwise in Wednesday's Alligator.
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UF provost:summit won't solve enrollment woes
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 5, 2008Faced with a growing state population and dwindling funding for higher education, a group that promotes college access for minorities called for a statewide summit of all higher education policymakers to address enrollment.
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Despite record month, future UF donations unclear
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 5, 2008Despite national economic struggles and Florida's declining housing market, UF officials said they are prepared to continue soliciting gifts from big-spending donors.
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UF alumnus donates $500K to journalism college
Feb. 5, 2008The UF College of Journalism and Communications will receive $500,000 from alumnus Peter C. Barr Sr. for the public relations and advertising departments.
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Board of Governers continues to fight for tuition power
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 4, 2008The Florida Board of Governors and former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham resubmitted their tuition lawsuit against the state Legislature late Monday afternoon.
