The 40-minute training is recommended for all students, faculty and staff and covers topics such as discrimination, intersectionality, oppression, inclusion and identity. The course had a deadline of Jan. 31 for faculty. Students have until April 1.
After canceling Spring Break, UF administration is urging faculty to suspend classes and exams for two days this semester to avoid student burnout.
To accommodate more students this Spring, UF gyms are increasing capacity restrictions. Students will also have to be cleared for campus to enter the gym, certain areas are closed and students will have to log attendance for contact tracing purposes.
UF’s parking ticket payment revenue is approximately $1.4 million, but this year’s is projected to be less than half at about $500,000. Despite the expected decrease in funds, TAPS has not increased parking citations for monetary gain.
UF's Counseling and Wellness Center officially launched its online counseling program, SilverCloud, at the beginning of 2021 in response to the center's high demand for services.
If a student tests positive, classes won't be moved online, but positive individuals will need to join an online or HyFlex alternative of their class and self-isolate. They can return to campus once they've been cleared on One.UF.
Depending on how available the COVID-19 vaccine is come March, UF hopes to hold in-person graduation ceremonies for Spring 2021 and make-up ceremonies for the class of 2020.
UF alumni not only missed the chance to walk up the stage and celebrate the culmination of their studies, but some also had to unexpectedly replan or readjust their career plans.
The plans for mandatory COVID-19 testing was unveiled by UF Health’s Dr. Michael Lauzardo
The first of a two-day UF Board of Trustees meeting Thursday, the board’s first in person since June, was dominated by timetables for COVID-19 vaccines, the specifics of mandatory testing and what UF will look like as students return to campus.
Hundreds of students workers will earn new wages in 2021
The university’s case total is quickly approaching Clemson’s, the current highest according to The New York Times
Douglas won 49% of the vote after leading a campaign focused on sustainability and climate change
From struggling to make friends to being unable to engage in online courses, UF freshman navigate college in unconventional ways
From the Phillips Center to the living room, Soulfest performers showcase their talent at this year’s 20th anniversary.
With 2020 offering dual challenges in COVID-19 and racial injustice, professors find ways to reconfigure their courses
UF announced Wednesday that Fall graduation will be virtual, citing guidance from the State University System
Residents tell stories of rooms that don’t fit advertised floor plans, unwelcomed spiders and unexpected fire alarms
With 2020 graduations still postponed, the class of 2021 is wondering what’s in its future
When an Alligator editor texts to say you’re a great writer, believe them. When they follow it with “Sorry, wrong number,” believe them anyway.
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