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Keeping students committed: UF admissions to focus on retaining admitted students

By Eve Thompson | July 26, 2021

UF’s melt rate, the rate of students who rescind their commitment to the college, is 2-3%, according to Tammy Aagard, associate vice president for enrollment management — a number significantly lower than the national average of 10-20%. Aagard also said UF’s melt rate has been similarly low in previous years.

Erica Studer-Byrnes, the assistant dean and director of the Warrington College of Business.

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UF Heavener School of Business names new assistant dean and director

By Isabella Douglas | July 19, 2021

Erica Studer-Byrnes, the soon-to-be assistant dean and director of the Heavener School of Business is the first woman ever appointed to the position.

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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried’s gubernatorial candidacy throws UF Law Board of Trustees seat into question

By Makiya Seminera | June 11, 2021

Although Fried’s road to the governor’s mansion will prove a formidable task, the prospect of her potential election has prompted UF Law to consider the future of her appointment to the Board of Trustees.

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UF lifts hiring pause as it shifts to pre-COVID-19 operations

By Camila Pereira | May 24, 2021

The university announced May 13 it will lift the hiring pause, along with all other COVID-related restrictions on travel and visitors put in place at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The update is effective immediately as UF’s campus prepares to return to full capacity for Summer B and Fall.

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UF will no longer require masks on campus

By Alexandra Harris | May 17, 2021

The university will no longer require masks for students, faculty, staff and guests on UF property effective immediately. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and UF still recommend anyone who is not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear a mask.

Aleidys Lopez, 19, a UF sustainability studies and women's studies sophomore shields her face from the sun with a "Save Bright Futures" sign as she three other protestors march down University Avenue on Friday, March 26, 2021. The protest was held to raise awareness about Senate Bill 86, which was amended on Tuesday.

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End of Florida legislative session stops controversial student financial aid bill

By Juliana Ferrie | May 12, 2021

After months of controversy, a bill proposing changes to Bright Futures funding was finally terminated when it stalled in the Florida House of Representatives. While students’ majors will not impact their scholarships for now, Bright Futures funding may still change

Juliet Rapaport, UF health science junior (left) and Hannah Shiffner, UF history junior (right), grab some Starbucks drinks together outside of Library West on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The pair said they went to high school together and met to catch up.

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UF will have full capacity classrooms and relaxed COVID-19 protocols during Summer B

By Makiya Seminera | May 10, 2021

Summer A and C classes will maintain many of the same COVID-19 policies seen during Spring and will serve as a transition period to in-person classes starting May 10. This time will allow staff and faculty to make necessary preparations for their classrooms and allow the UF community time to get vaccinated.

Photograph of Nicole Stedman. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Stedman)

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Nicole Stedman takes on new position as Dean of UF’s Graduate School

By Isabella Douglas | May 10, 2021

Nicole Stedman, soon-to-be associate provost and dean of UF’s Graduate School, will be responsible for understanding the current issues the Graduate School faces and administer communication between the university and graduate students. She was chosen for the role over two other finalists.

Photo of Newell Drive with Century Tower and Marston Science Library visible in the view

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UF employees tried to deal with their health. They say their bosses stood in the way

By Corbin Bolies | Apr. 23, 2021

The Alligator found three cases of current and former UF employees with medical issues facing alleged resistance from their supervisors since 2019. These employees, who were not tenured, faced two propositions: medical leave or unemployment.

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UF Summer B and Fall 2021 semesters will have more in-person classes

By Manny Rea | Mar. 22, 2021

UF will return to a nearly normal Summer B and Fall 2021 course offering, but mandatory COVID-19 testing and masking are still up in the air.

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UF searching for new Chief Diversity Officer

By Alexander Lugo | Mar. 15, 2021

The resignation of Antonio Farias triggered a search for a new Chief Diversity Officer that will most likely take months, according to UF’s vice president for human resources Jodi Gentry. It is unknown how long the search will take.

UF President Kent Fuchs receives his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. UF professors are still waiting for their vaccines after Gov. Ron Desantis excluded higher education faculty when access to vaccines was expanded to other groups, including K-12 teachers over 50, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

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Florida expands access to vaccines, but excludes higher education faculty

By Alexander Lugo | Mar. 8, 2021

The United Faculty of Florida, UF’s faculty union, published a statement on its website Thursday expressing disappointment in the governor’s decision to ignore higher education faculty in his vaccination plans. The order takes effect Tuesday and includes people who are deemed at high risk of COVID-19 complications by doctors.

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UF in the early stages of AI transformation

By Alexander Lugo | Feb. 17, 2021

As soon as Fall 2021, UF students can learn how to use artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, remove bias from algorithms and advance social justice.

A collection of tombstone shaped signs and a banner calling for the end of in-person classes at the University of Florida was set-up on the corner of 13th Street and University Avenue on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.

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UFF elevates concerned voices as UF’s re-opening plans rev on

By Alexander Lugo | Feb. 11, 2021

UFF held the meeting to lay out five demands aimed at university administration. The requests mainly center around in-person teaching and how it endangers faculty at a time when COVID-19 cases are still high, a more contagious variant of the disease is in town and students are still flocking to bars and clubs on the weekend.

Photo of Charles Kibert [Courtesy of Patricia Kibert]

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Sustaining UF professor Charles Kibert’s legacy

By Sofia Echeverry | Feb. 1, 2021

Kibert was a Holland professor in the M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management and the director of the Powell Center for Construction and Environment.

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UF’s faculty union accuses UF of breaching contract over in-person enforcement policies

By Corbin Bolies | Jan. 15, 2021

UF administration added a feature to its GatorSAFE app where students can report teachers for conducting in-person classes online. UFF-UF, the university's faculty union, believes this violates their collective bargaining agreement.

UF President Kent Fuchs receives his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. He said it was painless.

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UF president receives Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

By Chasity Maynard and Manny Rea | Jan. 5, 2021

UF President Kent Fuchs received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning along with UF professor Mike Foley and UF Health chief epidemiologist Nicole Iovine.

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UF female TAs experience gender bias from students and faculty

By Kalia Richardson | Dec. 15, 2020

Gender stereotypes have led to bias from students and faculty.

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With the highest number of reported employee COVID-19 cases in the country, UF is failing its faculty

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 7, 2020

The simplest explanation for all of this, or at least the most symbolic, is that UF has utterly failed to keep its employees safe from its own students.

David Chalmers served in the U.S. Army and was in Europe at the close of World War II. He later became a professor and scholar at UF as well as an activist outside and inside the classroom. (Courtesy to The Alligator)

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Remembering UF Emeritus Professor David Chalmers

By Aurora Martínez | Dec. 4, 2020

David Chalmers, UF emeritus professor of American history, died Oct. 25 in his Gainesville home in the company of his family. He served in the U.S. Army and was in Europe at the close of World War II. Later in life, he became a professor and scholar at UF as well as an activist outside and inside the classroom.