As UF students head home for Spring Break, almost 400 donors will head to campus to see what their money has done for the university and possibly consider giving more.
The Board of Trustees, UF's highest governing body, will discuss a host of issues - including bleak budget expectations, money-saving plans and new parking decal prices - at its meetings Thursday and Friday.
Paul D'Anieri, one of the candidates for the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean position, assured the UF community during his visit to campus Tuesday that he would act as CLAS' advocate to the administration during budget difficulties.
Students for a Democratic Society is one step closer to creating more transparent investing at UF after a majority of students approved the group's referendum in last week's Student Government elections.
As the Florida legislative session starts today, many eyes will be on how lawmakers will shave the state budget down to $70 billion without compromising the quality of higher education.
One of the finalists for UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean position will meet students, faculty and staff on campus today and Wednesday.
YULEE - UF's highest-ranking officials met Thursday to discuss ways to slash $50 million from UF's budget - an amount UF President Bernie Machen said UF should aim to cut next year to make up for legislative funding shortfalls.
Editor's Note: The state Board of Education does not oversee the Board of Governors.
State Sen. Mike Haridopolos, who was recently hired as a UF lecturer, told UF officials that he was working on his doctoral degree at the University of Arkansas, but Arkansas officials said he hasn't been since 2000.
Some students don T-shirts proclaiming Gainesville a "drinking town with a football problem." But to a group of UF students, drinking is no joke.
UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences could implement a multi-year hiring freeze and eliminate its critical-tracking program if it heeds the budget-cutting recommendations of the college's Faculty Finance Committee.
To appease students, faculty and staff who may have questioned UF's hiring of state Sen. Mike Haridopolos as a lecturer, a former state representative proposed Tuesday to pay for Haridopolos' UF salary with private money.
Colleges at UF may start assessing students' learning so prospective employers have a better understanding of graduates' preparation in their intended field.
To set the record straight about the budget situation, UF created a frequently asked questions page on its Web site on Monday.
UF began charging students and former students for transcripts Monday, and though university officials said things went smoothly, some students were still left grumbling.
Following statewide budget cuts, UF canceled its annual lobbying day, known as Gator Day, at the Capitol.
The UF Dean of Students Office revealed "When the Rivers Run Dry: Water - The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century" as the book incoming freshmen must read as part of the second year of UF's Common Reading Program.
A Florida senator will teach at UF and help students find government internships, but the recent hire has raised some questions among faculty.
Editor's Note: UF Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Aungst was not contacted for this story.
To comply with requests from the Board of Governors to stifle enrollment for the fall, UF may be left with only one option: cutting transfer students. And that news did not sit well across town at SFCC.
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