On Friday, Gov. Charlie Crist again switched his position on increasing tuition in Florida when he said he would accept a proposed statewide tuition increase of 5 percent.
On Wednesday, UF President Bernie Machen announced the nine appointments to a task force charged with reviewing UF's event management and University Police practices.
UF students can keep jumping, jogging and judo kicking next semester, but it might not count for class credit.
UF dignitaries were all smiles Friday night as they mingled at a ritzy gala with university benefactors, some of whom have given more than ,1 million.
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Board of Governors voted at a meeting Thursday to increase tuition at the state's 11 public universities by 5 percent this spring.
Florida's Board of Governors will decide how much of a tuition increase to impose on Florida's 11 universities at a meeting this morning in Tallahassee.
Following months of headbutting over budget cuts with the Florida Board of Governors and the state Legislature, Gov. Charlie Crist has brought in a middleman.
At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, UF President Bernie Machen said he was "embarrassed" by the events at Sen. John Kerry's speech Monday.
Tasers may only be used in "specific circumstances," UF President Bernie Machen said Tuesday at a press conference.
UF administrators are planning extra budget cuts to fund UF programs, UF President Bernie Machen said.
UF has begun looking for ways to put a dent in the planned universitywide budget cut of ,34 million, UF trustees announced Thursday.
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, started Wednesday night and lasts through Friday, but classes still go on as scheduled.
UF will continue advertising for five of its 15 new faculty positions, despite Gov. Charlie Crist's proposed cut of the ,5 million recently given to UF by the Florida Legislature to fund those hires.
Students could lose ,600 each of state funding, which would normally cover costs of their universities? academic budget, if the Florida Legislature endorses Gov. Charlie Crist?s proposed budget cuts.
For the first time since Sugar Ray performed in 2003, UF's Gator Growl will feature a musical performance.
Despite universitywide budget cuts of ,30 million to ,34 million, UF is implementing a leadership training program for its employees that will cost ,1,000 per individual, paid for by his or her department.
The ,5 million of state funds given to UF will not only be used to finance the salaries of the 15 new faculty members and eight new advisers, but for upkeep at UF as well.
With a search committee created to find applicants for the position, there could be a new dean at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in about a year.
Florida's real estate market is stabilizing compared to a bleak outlook nationwide, according to a recent UF study.
While law schools across the nation might have to turn in records on their affirmative action policies and their effectiveness, UF will have to prove its diversity recruitment efforts in another way.
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