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The rematch we were given

By Andrew Taramykin | Mar. 18, 2024

On March 19, voters in the Republican Party of Florida will head to the polls to vote in the state’s presidential preference primary election, although the contest is purely a formality. Former President Donald Trump (fitting that the first president associated with Florida is actually just a snowbird, right?) has already secured enough delegates to win the GOP nomination.

Aubrey Bocalan

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What UF tells us about America

By Andrew Taramykin | Mar. 5, 2024

I am confident the overwhelming majority of our faculty and staff hold this position, and absolutely positive that our students do. While the provost’s promises of maintaining trust and respect may seem disingenuous in this context, I believe most Gators remain steadfast in our commitment to a more equitable university, community, and world.

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A crisis of confidence: UF and the future of democracy

By Andrew Taramykin | Jan. 29, 2024

In April 2022, I moderated a meeting of student leaders from across campus to discuss civic education and barriers to student engagement going into the midterm election. Nearly every participant spoke to the same obstacle preventing peer engagement: polarization.

Aubrey Bocalan

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We won’t back down

By Andrew Taramykin | Feb. 6, 2023

UF ignored its community Oct. 10 when we demonstrated what may be one of the most remarkable protests in this campus’s history at Emerson Hall at the anti-democratic selection of then-U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the sole finalist to replace retiring President Kent Fuchs.

The rematch we were given

What UF tells us about America

A crisis of confidence: UF and the future of democracy

We won’t back down

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