Grace McClung is a third-year journalism major and the university administration reporter for The Alligator. In her free time, Grace can be found running, going to the beach and writing poetry.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he won’t get involved in UF’s presidential search. But under a recent rule, the state university system’s Board of Governors, seven of whom are DeSantis appointees, must approve UF’s presidential finalists before they’re publicly announced.
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.
After 15 months of conflict, Israel and Hamas entered a fragile ceasefire deal Jan. 15, producing feelings of hope, joy and uncertainty on UF’s campus.
El director del Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos en la UF, Carlos de la Torre, renunció abruptamente el 13 de enero a petición del director provisional Joe Glover. Las razones detrás de la decisión de Glover se mantienen inciertas.
The director of UF’s Center of Latin American Studies, Carlos de la Torre, abruptly stepped down Jan. 13 at the request of interim Provost Joe Glover.
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.
As a Florida Gator, it's easy to get swamped. There are classes to attend, organizations to join, friends to meet and laundry to do. Add that to a campus bustling with tens of thousands of students, and college can quickly become overwhelming.
According to a sign posted on the door to the center’s main suite, CIME is closed until Aug. 5 for refurbishment. Its website has been taken down for construction and its social media accounts are inactive.
Unaddressed grievances concerning sudden summer layoffs, inadequate pay and an unprofessional work environment spurred employees of Chartwells Higher Education, UF’s campus food provider, to officially announce their unionization effort July 10.
Sunrider, UF’s solar race car, is hoping to mark its final lap around the track with a second Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) national championship title. The car, built by engineering design team Solar Gators, basked in the spotlight Wednesday evening at a send-off event before it heads to the FSGP and American Solar Challenge this week.
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