In 2016, the Florida Gateway College became part of the Second Chance Pell Pilot Program. Now, three years later, 47 inmates walked at the first college graduation inside a Florida prison.
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WUFT's Grace King interviews University of Florida President Kent Fuchs about the academic year that was.
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The Alachua County branch of the NAACP and the United Church of Gainesville’s Racial Justice Task Force are sponsoring a town hall called “Understanding Racial Inequities: Where Are We Now?” at 4 p.m. in the Thelma Boltin Center, at 516 NE Second Ave.
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The Senate passed a school safety bill 22-17 on Tuesday that makes changes to a law enacted last year after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland.
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The First Arts Academy will offer private lessons to children who want to learn to sing, dance, perform theatre or play an instrument.
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“Student homeless week” is a situation many UF students deal with every summer as those who are moving between apartment complexes realize their lease ends at one complex a week or sometimes two before their new lease begins at the other complex.
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After 17 years as president of Santa Fe College, Jackson Sasser reflects on his long, eventful career. For him, retirement is just around the corner.
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Florida lawmakers postponed legislation that would allow teachers to train to carry concealed guns while at work.
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Students are protesting against legislature that could potentially arm teachers in schools. Over 30 members of March for Our Lives Gainesville boarded buses heading for Tallahassee. When they got there they gathered with other groups coming from Orlando and Tampa. Jacob McEwen is a UF student. He was a substitute …
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Women in Alachua County rallied together to start the local movement, “Start By Believing,” for this year’s sexual assault awareness month. They were inspired by the Me Too and Times Up movements and wanted to start a local campaign to help give victims hope and make them feel comfortable enough …
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