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Droves of students head to and from classes in front of Century Tower during class-change Thursday morning.

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President Fuchs asks university to reverse decision barring professors from testifying

By Elena Barrera | Nov. 5, 2021

After at least eight professors claimed UF compromised their academic freedom and freedom of speech, President Kent Fuchs and Provost Joe Glover appointed a special task force to investigate the university’s conflict of interest policy, which was used to bar the professors from testifying.

A mostly deserted evening along Newell Drive at the University of Florida’s Gainesville campus on Tuesday, July 22, 2021. The upcoming fall semester will see tens of thousands of students return to Gainesville, although an increase in the number of delta variant COVID-19 infections raises concerns about viral spread among unvaccinated people.

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Five additional professors say UF tried silencing them from testifying against state

By Elena Barrera | Nov. 3, 2021

Professors Jeffrey L. Goldhagen, Kenneth Nunn, Sarah K. Wolking, Teresa Jean Reid and Mark Fenster have stepped forward in addition to the three initial political science professors that ignited the fight for intellectual freedom, according to a Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau report.

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Gator fan dies after receiving CPR at Florida football game

By Isabella Douglas | Oct. 10, 2021

A man died after being transported from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to the hospital during the first quarter of the Florida vs. Vanderbilt game Saturday.

Photo of Newell Drive with Century Tower and Marston Science Library visible in the view

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UF ranked top five public university

By Maya Erwin | Sep. 13, 2021

The newest ranking makes UF the first university in the state to ever be in the top five ranking of colleges. Now, UF is tied for fifth with University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and UC Santa Barbara.

Dr. Leon Haley Jr., the CEO of UF Health Jacksonville and Dean of UF College of Medicine — Jacksonville. Dr. Haley Jr. died Saturday during a watercraft accident.

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Dr. Leon Haley Jr., CEO of UF Health Jacksonville, dies in a watercraft accident

By Juliana Ferrie | July 26, 2021

Dr. Leon Haley Jr., the CEO of UF Health Jacksonville and dean of UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville, died in an accident Saturday in South Florida.

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UF and Santa Fe cancel classes for Tropical Storm Elsa

By Makiya Seminera and Antonia LaRocca | July 6, 2021

UF and Santa Fe College campuses will be closed Wednesday ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa.

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