More than 15 people joined UF Students Demand Action and the UF College Democrats Wednesday afternoon in a campus vigil and call for action honoring the victims of the Florida State University shooting and those affected by gun violence.
In a response to the Florida Auditor General’s recently released findings on former UF President Ben Sasse identifying overall unnecessary spending, the university defended itself with a seven-page memo.
All diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility activities required of federal funding in grants will cease at UF, according to an email sent by the university’s Vice President for Research, David Norton.
UF is urging its faculty and staff to continue with business as usual after the Trump administration announced a temporary pause on all federal financial assistance, which includes billions of dollars in federal grants and loans for universities nationwide.
A water leak underneath Museum Road caused a steady stream of shallow water across the campus roadway Friday afternoon, creating “hazardous conditions,” according to an alert from UF Public Safety.
Winter Storm Enzo is forecasted to bring a rare bout of freezing rain and the possibility of sleet to Gainesville early Wednesday morning. Find the latest information about campus closures and local shelters here.
Late Friday, Trump announced Schwinn, UF’s inaugural vice president for PK-12 and pre-bachelor's programs, as Deputy Secretary of Education — the second highest-ranking education official in the country.
The brief and turbulent tenure of former UF President Ben Sasse roiled the university in controversy and left campus politics in a near-constant state of flux. Now, the monthslong search for Sasse’s successor is underway.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday reappointed lawyers Rahul Patel and Richard Cole to the UF Board of Trustees. The appointments are effective Jan. 7 and come amid the search for UF’s 14th president, which formally began last month.
The University of Florida selected LaVilla, a historic neighborhood in Jacksonville, for its new graduate campus, Thursday. A full UF board vote is scheduled for Friday.
The UF Board of Trustees, who govern the state’s flagship university, put in place policies Thursday that bolster their authority over key decisions on top-level hiring decisions. The new measures include strict rules that could allow for a cut on spending out of the president’s office.
The storm is nearing Category 5 status and is expected to hit Tampa Wednesday.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has called on the Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System, to launch an investigation into former UF President Ben Sasse’s “exorbitant spending” of university funds.
Due to Tropical Storm Debby, which is expected to strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall, UF announced it will close campus and cancel classes for Monday.
In a letter sent to Summerlin and other top UF officials July 19, 90 faculty called upon the university to follow the committee’s recommendations. The letter, provided to The Alligator by a CLAS professor who preferred to remain anonymous, said the university did not uphold the student honor code by not being fair and not respecting laws and regulations.
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