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.
Newly released minutes of a Feb. 25 committee meeting show trustees are willing to offer their pick to lead the state’s flagship institution an annual pay as much as $1 million more than what they offered former President Ben Sasse.
The staged duel was part of a UF studio art class student project designed to satirize modern political discourse.
Hace cincuenta años, Irene Thompson estaba frente a un mar de 370 estudiantes, preparándose para enseñar la primera clase de UF que era orientada a mujeres. Se sintió abrumada. El departamento de inglés pensó que estaba loca. Lo mismo hizo la administración.
Florida is one of a growing number of states where women’s and gender studies have been targeted by Republican lawmakers, who see the programs as ill-equipped to prepare graduates for the workforce and a waste of taxpayer dollars. But students, alumni and faculty argue the program’s value extends beyond the classroom.
UF is working to form its first-ever official agreement with Krishna Lunch, requiring the religious organization to clarify that its advertised meal prices are only suggested donations — not mandatory payments.
Annabelle Tometich, a 44-year-old UF psychology graduate, won the Southern Book Prize’s nonfiction category for her debut book “The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony” Feb. 14. Previous winners include Coretta Scott King, Ann Patchett and Carl Hiaasen, a fellow UF graduate.
The UF Board of Trustees unanimously approved an unspecified compensation package for UF’s next president Tuesday.
In the middle of the academy’s most recent admissions cycles, UF abruptly removed First Fall as an option. The move has left prospective students and their parents feeling duped.
Bart Knowles was sworn in as UF Police Department chief Monday morning. Knowles has served as interim chief since June after his predecessor, Linda Stump-Kurnick, was promoted to a position in central administration.
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.
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