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Some UF alumni threaten to pull donations, others praise university after Ben Sasse finalist decision

By Peyton Harris | Oct. 17, 2022

Following Sasse's contentious selection as UF's lone presidential finalist, many alumni have taken to social media to express their disappointment or support of the choice. Hundreds of alumni comments flooded UF's official finalist announcement on Twitter, with many expressing concern with the university's direction.

Members of the UF chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America hand out leaflets to attendees of a private event at the Harn Museum Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.

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Outside of reception, student picketers demand donors speak out against presidential search

By Heather Bushman and Mickenzie Hannon | Oct. 14, 2022

Students gathered outside the Harn Museum of Art to express their frustrations surrounding UF’s presumptive president. Members of the UF Foundation Board attended a private event inside the museum as picketers surrounded the barricaded entrance.

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UF Faculty Senate President: Search committee had no choice in naming one presidential finalist

By Christian Casale | Oct. 14, 2022

The Oct. 6 UF press release that announced Sasse as the finalist mentioned the university courted a dozen highly qualified, diverse candidates — nine of them being current presidents of major research universities.

Graduate assistants gather at Cypress and Grove Brewery to celebrate at a “payday party” Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.

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Graduate Assistants United tentatively agrees to UF counterproposal in paid family leave bargaining

By Siena Duncan | Oct. 12, 2022

Negotiations have been open since September. The two groups met via Zoom Monday for the final bargaining session about the graduate assistant contract’s Article 8, which addresses what kinds of leave graduate assistants can take.

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Photo via AP)

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UF presidential hopeful Ben Sasse is coming to campus Monday. Here’s what you should know

By Makiya Seminera | Oct. 8, 2022

During Sasse’s visit, he’s scheduled to participate in open forums with the UF community. Outside Emerson Hall, student activists are planning to give their own feedback through organizing a protest against the Nebraska senator’s candidacy.

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UF community weighs in ahead of UF presidential finalist Sen. Ben Sasse’s campus visit

By Christian Casale | Oct. 7, 2022

Search administrators have lauded Sasse’s experience in academic and public service, while student groups have blasted the senator for his political stances against gay marriage and abortion.

Mark Law was terminated from his position as UF Honors director Monday.

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UF, embattled former Honors Program director at odds over nature of termination

By Christian Casale | Aug. 29, 2022

Mark Law and UF administration are publicly at odds about the nature of his termination. Honors students say they were confused about the nature of Law’s firing, and some faculty who already distrusted the administration rallied to Law’s cause.

House Bill 7, dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act” by Gov. Ron Desantis, went into effect July 1, 2022.

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‘A political weapon’: UF community left divided on how to navigate Florida’s new ‘Stop WOKE’ Act

By Peyton Harris | Aug. 29, 2022

House Bill 7, dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act” by Gov. Ron Desantis, went into effect July 1, 2022. The law is an expansion on Florida Statute Section 760.10, now including language that prohibits certain material from being taught at universities in the Florida State University System.

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UF Board of Trustees fires longtime Honors Program director allegedly with no reasoning

By Christian Casale | Aug. 15, 2022

The director of UF Honors Program was fired Monday. He said he wasn’t given an explanation by the Board of Trustees.

UF President Kent Fuchs addresses the Board of Trustees in 2020. He announced he would step down from his role at the beginning of the Spring semester.

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Presidential searches around the nation reflect UF’s own

By Lindsay Schindler | July 11, 2022

In the past two years, institutions such as Harvard University, State University of New York at Oswego, Pennsylvania State University and Temple University have undergone or are undergoing their own presidential searches.

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UF appeals class action lawsuit for Spring and Summer 2020 fee refund

By Sandra McDonald | July 11, 2022

A former student’s lawsuit arguing UF violated its contract when it required the student body to pay for on-campus amenities despite COVID-19 restrictions will see the Florida First District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee July 20.

The University of Florida's Century tower, as viewed from Newell Drive on Thursday, July 22, 2021. The tower commemorates UF students who fought and died in World War I and World War II -- the tower also commemorates the 100th anniversary of UF's founding in 1853.

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UF presidential search navigates changing climate since other state schools’ searches

By Anushka Dakshit | July 5, 2022

The UF presidential search remains a secret as it enters its fourth month. Public record bills passed in March permit the names of Florida schools' presidential candidates to remain private, but similar questions to recent state searches persist.

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Investigation upholds UF accreditation

By Faith Buckley | June 19, 2022

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges determined Thursday UF has operated with integrity as they take steps to protect academic freedom.

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UF community expresses political interference will be incoming president’s biggest challenge

By Anushka Dakshit | May 30, 2022

During the final listening sessions amid the search for UF's next president, attendees voiced concerns about lack of transparency and trust with university leaders.

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UF’s presidential search continues

By Anushka Dakshit | May 23, 2022

The university will host four listening sessions in the next two days as a part of the search for the next president. Faculty and students can provide input on qualities they want the presidential search committee and board of trustees to keep in mind Monday and Tuesday.

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UF professor sues university after losing Fall semester classes

By Kyle Bumpers | May 23, 2022

A tenured UF English professor is suing several faculty members, including President Kent Fuchs, under the First and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. He claims he was not granted his rights to free speech and due process.

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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Presidential search continues, graduate students wary

By Anushka Dakshit | May 9, 2022

The search for UF’s next president has begun, and graduate students remain frustrated they are not represented on the Presidential Search committee.

Students protest against UF for initially denying three professors the ability to testify in a case against the state on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 on the corner of West University Avenue and Northwest 13th Street.

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Free UF Coalition hosts teach-in event on academic freedom

By Elena Barrera | Apr. 2, 2022

Eight professors spoke out in November about their rights being barred by the university, raising questions about the institution’s independence from the state government. Since then, students and faculty have been working to spark change around the campus. The United Faculty of Florida, UF Young Democratic Socialists of America, UF College Democrats and the United Campus Workers organized the coalition and the outdoor event.

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UF’s presidential search will be held behind closed doors under new Florida bill

By Elena Barrera | Mar. 15, 2022

Senate Bill 520 and its companion bill, House Bill 703, will keep the identities of presidential candidates out of public records for most of the process. Students and faculty will be able to research and meet with finalists 21 days before a new campus leader is chosen.

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African American studies professors push for increased knowledge of Black History

By Elena Barrera | Feb. 28, 2022

UF students lack a proper education in African American history. “I just think that the under-education of our student population is doing us much more harm than it does good,” Stevenson said. Stevenson uses a teaching methodology called critical pedagogy, or teaching through inquiry. He frequently asks students questions about historical people and analyses only to find they have never heard of them.