The UF Foundation will release an extra $2.4 million in endowment funds this March to help UF cope with a budget crisis.
Two 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.
In 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.
UF may have to admit fewer transfer students next fall to meet the Florida Board of Governors' newly imposed enrollment limits.
A 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.
The 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.
UF 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.
After less than a year on the job, UF Dean of University Libraries Judith Russell has proposed reorganizing her administration.
After 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.
UF 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.
Faced 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.
Despite national economic struggles and Florida's declining housing market, UF officials said they are prepared to continue soliciting gifts from big-spending donors.
The UF College of Journalism and Communications will receive $500,000 from alumnus Peter C. Barr Sr. for the public relations and advertising departments.
Editor'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.
As the University of Miami celebrated a multimillion-dollar state research grant, Florida public university officials remained tight-lipped about the Legislature's support of a private institution in the face of public university budget cuts.
Students across the state have joined to tell the Legislature one thing - don't mess with the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
The Florida Board of Governors and former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham resubmitted their tuition lawsuit against the state Legislature late Monday afternoon.
This year's class of incoming freshmen at UF survived an application process involving a record number of UF hopefuls, and all of them will find out if they got accepted on Feb. 15.
UF received more than $4.7 million from the federal government Friday to promote research and support for three programs.
UF and the University of Central Florida have teamed up to improve civic and government education in the state's middle schools.
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