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UF graduate assistants celebrate approval of historic raise

By Delia Rose Sauer | Jan. 7, 2024

After months of bargaining, UF Graduate Assistants United saw the fruits of its labor after the university Board of Trustees approved Article 10 of GAU’s collective bargaining agreement. Article 10 states graduate assistants on nine-month appointments will be paid $19,200, while those on 12-month appointments will receive a minimum of $25,600.

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UF employees charged with aggravated child abuse after locking kids in cages

Dec. 13, 2023

Two UF biological scientists were arrested Dec. 8 with charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect.

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New UF one-credit course ‘What is Israel?’ debuting Spring

By Molly Seghi | Dec. 4, 2023

Starting the Spring 2024 semester, the Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies will offer a new one-credit course on Israel titled “What is Israel?”

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Hamilton Center: Emphasizing apolitical position following controversial foundation

By Sophia Bailly and Alissa Gary | Dec. 4, 2023

The Hamilton Center began with $3 million from the state after The Council on Public University Reform — a conservative think tank — lobbied to begin a civic education center at UF. A deliberative back-and-forth between UF leaders and the state ensued — a process that deviated from the typical creation of an academic unit at UF.

Matthew Lindsay and Connor Nugent perform as Santa Claus and Perry the Mouse for the Holiday Santa Fe show on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023.

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‘Holiday at Santa Fe’ brings winter cheer to Santa Fe College

By Bailey Diem | Dec. 3, 2023

Gainesville residents of all ages filled the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall Dec. 2, learning about animals and summoning snow alongside Santa Claus, Frosty and Perry the Mouse.

Felix Wilson, the vice president, of Trane’s Southwest and West U.S., presents UF the Trane Energy Efficient Leader Award to Curtis Reynolds, UF’s vice president for business affairs; Eddie Daniels, the assistant vice president for business services; and David Kratzer, a former UF vice president for Student Affairs. The award recognizes the efficient and sustainable approach to the renovation of the Reitz Union.

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Top UF official departs for private Christian university

By Garrett Shanley | Nov. 29, 2023

Curtis Reynolds, UF’s vice president of business affairs, announced his resignation in a news release Wednesday morning. His departure comes after a series of shakeups in top level leadership at the university since President Ben Sasse took office in February.

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UF Jewish student center vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti

By Garrett Shanley | Nov. 27, 2023

The Chabad UF Jewish Student Center was vandalized early Friday morning with “anti-Semitic graffiti and hateful slurs,” according to a Chabad UF press release.

Traditionally a meat- and dairy-heavy holiday dinner, Thanksgiving is handled differently by students with vegan and vegetarian diets.

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Giving thanks from afar: Why some UF students are not heading home for the holidays

By Jared Teitel | Nov. 20, 2023

Whether thousands of miles apart from their hometown or swarmed with studying for final exams, circumstances of all sorts are keeping many from their family dining tables this week.

Around 60 protestors gather on the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street in support of Palestine on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

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UF pro-Palestinian organization likely to win lawsuit against shutdown order, legal experts say

By Garrett Shanley | Nov. 20, 2023

A UF pro-Palestinian student group could see a future victory in a courtroom against top Florida education officials after it cited First Amendment rights against a statewide order calling for the deactivation of its group.

Majd Afaghani, attends UF SJP’s discussion in Turlington wearing a Palestine kufiyyeh neck scarf on Thursday Oct. 12, 2023.

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Pro-Palestinian student group sues UF, DeSantis administration over shutdown order

By Garrett Shanley | Nov. 17, 2023

A pro-Palestinian student group sued UF and state officials Thursday to block the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration’s order to shut the group down.

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UF Faculty Senate resolves shared governance proposal, discusses construction of unisex bathrooms

By Bailey Diem | Nov. 17, 2023

The UF Faculty Senate discussed recent bathroom legislation, resolved the shared governance proposal and proposed the closure of several degree programs Nov. 16.

Statues of the Calusa Indians sit inside a hut as part of the “South Florida Peoples and Their Environment” exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

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Florida Museums work toward Native American repatriation

By Jinelle Vazquez | Nov. 13, 2023

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 requires institutions receiving federal funds, like UF, to return ancestors and sacred objects to federally recognized tribes. The museum has recently reinforced its commitment to NAGPRA by resuming its initiative to return ancestral remains and planning renovations for a 20-year-old exhibit on indigenous history.

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UF faculty share mixed reviews about Sasse’s strategic vision for tuition changes, post-tenure review

By Garrett Shanley | Nov. 13, 2023

UF faculty have expressed a mixture of support, skepticism and disdain for UF President Ben Sasse’s vision for the university’s future.

Levy Rozman reviews previous chess matches on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.

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Gator Chess Club hosts Gotham Chess lecture

By Megan Howard | Nov. 12, 2023

On Saturday, the Gator Chess Club hosted international master of chess and online content creator Levy Rozman, known online as Gotham Chess, while he promoted his new book.

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New state rules limit bathroom access at Florida universities, remove sociology class from general education

By Garrett Shanley | Nov. 10, 2023

University faculty and staff could be fired for using restrooms that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth under a new state regulation.

Rainn Wilson speaks on the University Auditorium stage on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.

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Rainn Wilson talks about the creative process behind his craft at ACCENT event

By Nicole Beltran | Nov. 9, 2023

Rainn Wilson proudly strolls on to the University Auditorium stage and passionately speaks to an excited crowd of UF students; little about bears, beets or “Battlestar Galactica,” but more about passion and the mechanics behind it.

Student volunteers make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at Sigma Phi Epsilon on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.

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One sandwich at a time: Student-led nonprofit A Reason To Give supports Gainesville homeless population

By Alexandra Burns | Nov. 6, 2023

Gathering every Sunday morning, the UF student-run nonprofit A Reason To Give has worked to serve the Gainesville homeless community for over seven years, making more than 150 bagged lunches a week and collaborating with a variety of Gainesville organizations and homeless shelters.

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AI initiative incentivises creation of UF AI courses

By Megan Howard | Nov. 6, 2023

The UF registrar has over 200 courses in its database denoted as AI courses, said David Reed, the associate provost for strategic initiatives and inaugural director for the Artificial Intelligence Academic Initiative Center (AI2).

Ben Sasse delivers his inauguration speech at the University Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.

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Sasse shares his vision for UF’s future at presidential inauguration

By Garrett Shanley | Nov. 6, 2023

After nine months on the job, UF President Ben Sasse was officially inaugurated as the university’s 13th president.

Malachowsky Hall stands on Museum Road on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023.

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UF celebrates Malachowsky Hall’s grand opening

By Garrett Shanley | Nov. 6, 2023

University leaders, including UF President Ben Sasse and Board of Trustees Chair Mori Hosseini, gathered outside the $150 million building Nov. 3 under an overcast sky and drizzling rain with its namesake, UF alumnus and Software Company NVIDIA co-founder Chris Malachowsky, for a ceremonial ribbon cutting.