Cameron Countryman

Cameron Countryman is a second-year journalism major and The Alligator's Spring 2026 Graduate School reporter. In her free time, she enjoys reading, paddle boarding and researching her next travel destination.

As the University of Florida cuts classes from general education requirements, the Hamilton Center dominates the new offerings.

Henry A. Moore

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

UF adds Western canon-focused courses to general education

By Cameron Countryman | Feb. 27

Last year, faculty across Florida reviewed general education catalogs to ensure courses fell in line with a new law targeting perceived left-wing bias in higher education. The law required general education courses not distort historical events or teach “identity politics.” Additionally, humanities courses must include selections from the Western canon.

The UF Levin College of Law located at 309 Village Drive in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.

Lorenzo Vasquez

NEWS | CAMPUS GRADUATE SCHOOL

Florida law schools soon won’t need the American Bar Association for accreditation

By Cameron Countryman | Feb. 1

The ruling means law students won’t need to graduate from an ABA-accredited school to sit for the Florida Bar exam. Instead, schools can be accredited by other U.S. Department of Education-certified entities.

UF nursing students weigh in on a proposal to declassify nursing as a professional degree.

Eva Lu

NEWS | CAMPUS GRADUATE SCHOOL

Graduate nursing degrees aren’t considered ‘professional.’ How are Florida nurses reacting?

By Cameron Countryman | Jan. 19

Students from professional degree programs — including medicine, dentistry and law — will be able to take out $200,000 in federal loans. Nonprofessional graduate degrees, such as nursing, are limited to $100,000 in federal loans.

Cameron Countryman

UF adds Western canon-focused courses to general education

Florida law schools soon won’t need the American Bar Association for accreditation

Graduate nursing degrees aren’t considered ‘professional.’ How are Florida nurses reacting?

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