Annie Wang is a sophomore journalism student and the Fall 2024 University Administration Reporter. She previously wrote for the University Desk as a General Assignment reporter. In her spare time, she can be found reading and writing book reviews.
Five are UF faculty members, two are members of the Florida Board of Governors and three are members of the UF Board of Trustees. There is one student body representative.
UF's Board of Trustees is a lesser known entity on campus, yet it is pivotal in the university's future.
UF faculty have adjusted class schedules and helped the university navigate its hurricane response.
While Hurricane Helene ripped through the state, parties raged across town.
The Florida Board of Governors applauded the first cycle of post-tenure review for its productivity and success. According to the board’s Sept. 18 meeting, 91% of reviewed faculty met or exceeded expectations, and 9% of faculty did not meet expectations or were unsatisfactory.
Florida's surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, nears his three-year tenure as a UF professor of medicine. His presence at UF has largely served as a figurehead role, despite years of public concern and reports depicting otherwise.
In an Aug. 16 X post responding to a previous Alligator report on his expenditures, Sasse wrote, “It is my understanding that the Audit Committee of our board did its work thoroughly and without any findings of concern.”
Among 12 of Sasse’s staff original hires, five of whom live out-of-state, only two remain on UF President cabinet website. James Wegmann and Dan Dillon currently serve as the Vice President for Communications and the Vice President for Marketing and the Senior Advisor, respectively.
Mori Hosseini, chairman of UF's Board of Trustees, has long maintained strong influence over university affairs and administration.
Kent Fuchs returns to campus as UF's interim president after Ben Sasse unexpectedly resigned from the role in July.
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