Gov. Charlie Crist reduced funding for statewide agencies by another 4 percent Thursday, but UF President Bernie Machen assured the Board of Trustees on Friday that the cut would not drain any more of UF's resources.
After announcing in March that he intended to resign, Dr. Douglas Barrett has agreed to stay on as UF's senior vice president for health affairs for at least one more year or until a replacement is found.
The Board of Trustees, UF's highest governing body, will discuss and vote on a 15 percent tuition hike during its meetings today and Friday.
Dr. Michael L. Good was named the College of Medicine's interim dean Friday afternoon, less than a month after becoming acting dean following the demotion of Dr. Bruce Kone.
A recent report reveals that UF had almost $131 million in unrestricted funds at the end of the 2007 fiscal year - none of which will be used to offset a $47 million budget crunch this July.
Dr. Bruce Kone was removed from his position as dean of UF's College of Medicine late Thursday afternoon, more than a month after his controversial decision to overrule a medical school admissions committee was made public.
Budget cuts are costing UF something more valuable than $47 million - the university's prominent faculty and staff members.
Members of UF's Faculty Senate called for greater input over decisions about faculty layoffs and department shake-ups during the Senate's Thursday meeting.
A new position, the first of its kind in the United States, will soon come to the UF College of Journalism and Communications.
UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will face the largest monetary cuts of all UF colleges and administrative units next year, when it will lose $9.5 million and about 110 faculty and staff positions.
UF's Board of Trustees approved President Bernie Machen's plans to shrink the university's budget by $47 million on Wednesday morning, resulting in about 130 layoffs.
After $200,000 in state funds were cut from UF's Documentary Institute, supporters of the institute argue that it was unfairly targeted by the dean of the College of Journalism and Communications.
UF President Bernie Machen announced long-awaited and already controversial plans to slash the university¿s budget by $47 million to cope with state revenue shortfalls last week.
The dean of UF's College of Medicine has apologized for divisive comments he made after his decision to overrule the admissions committee became public more than a month ago.
Joseph Glover, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will become UF's provost on July 1.
To meet its share of a $47 million budget cut, UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will reduce its foreign language offerings, lay off more than 30 faculty and staff and eliminate three Ph.D. programs.
UF President Bernie Machen announced on Monday long-awaited plans to slash the university's budget by $47 million.
UF officials announced Friday that Joe Glover, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will become UF's provost starting in July.
UF officials announced Friday that Joe Glover, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will become UF's provost starting in July.
UF President Bernie Machen announced on Monday long-awaited plans to slash the university's budget by $47 million.
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