Ronin Lupien

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Aubrey Bocalan

OPINION | COLUMNS

Keep your hands off our Bright Futures

By Ronin Lupien | Sep. 20

In his State of the University Address, UF President Ben Sasse said something that should concern every student who receives Bright Futures or other financial aid: “We lose money on every student.” In my view, this is not a tragic boon like Sasse is implying. A public service, which I view a public university as a type of, should not be run with profit in mind.

Aubrey Bocalan

OPINION | COLUMNS

UF’s AI vision: A policy of buzzwords

By Ronin Lupien | Sep. 11

We call ourselves an AI university. The artificial intelligence page of the UF website claims we are on the brink of a fourth digital revolution. The page — singularly focused on our AI policy and research — highlights specific uses of the technology. The highlights given should be an example of how the president can reshape his communications. The information is there, he just needs to communicate it.

Keep your hands off our Bright Futures

UF’s AI vision: A policy of buzzwords

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