Sofia Meyers is a journalism junior and The Alligator's Summer 2026 university editor, her second consecutive semester in the role. Previously, she served as general assignment reporter on the university desk and city/county commission on the metro desk. In her free time, she enjoys playing pickleball, reading and baking.
Despite Bell’s lengthy experience in academia, his selection brought up a flurry of controversy online questioning the finalist’s stance on DEI and the transparency of the search.
UF’s Presidential Search Advisory Committee unanimously named Stuart R. Bell the sole finalist for UF’s 14th president Monday afternoon. Bell is expected to be considered by UF’s Board of Trustees June 11, and if approved, he’ll await final confirmation by the Florida Board of Governors.
Alumni and former colleagues remember him as a mustachioed mentor, chili connoisseur and steadfast supporter of independent student journalism.
The disbandment comes after the statewide organization found some members of the university branch violated its rules and values, including by engaging in “a recent antisemitic gesture.”
On Thursday morning, hot off their national championship victory, a trio of Gators men’s basketball players traded their jerseys for Raising Cane’s uniforms.
This fall, UF is scheduled to demolish three undergraduate dorms — Graham, Simpson and Trusler Hall — to kick off a 10-year, $1.1 billion plan to boost on-campus housing availability.
Antes de su clase a las 7:25 de la mañana, Chalisa Budhai a veces está tan cansada que se olvida de empacar una cosa importante que puede interrumpir su día en cualquier momento: productos menstruales.
UF’s Planned Parenthood Generation Action chapter is working with the company Aunt Flow and student govenrment officials to expand access to free menstrual products in campus bathrooms.
UF law professor Bernard “Bernie” O’Donnell Jr., whose quiet-yet-playful demeanor is what made his office hours an outlet for success and community passed away in Gainesville Feb. 23. He was 55.
UF professors shared their romantic journeys leading them into the Swamp. Gainesville became a loving home for these couples.
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