Education

UF holds 29th annual Dance Marathon

After fundraising all year, University of Florida students gathered at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center this weekend for Dance Marathon. Students were challenged to stay awake and standing for 26.2 hours to raise funds for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network.

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UF Islam on Campus prepares for Fast-a-Thon event

University of Florida students with the group Islam on Campus gathered at the 34th Street Wall on Sunday night to advertise their upcoming event, Fast-a-Thon. The annual charity gala, which coincides with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan this year, provides meals and information to guests to promote community, culture, …

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“Carmen” performance addresses ageless struggles of race, social class and gender

A cast of 150 undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Florida Opera Theatre, UF School of Theatre + Dance, the Capella Nova Chorus of Gainesville and UF Symphony Orchestra will perform the opera "Carmen" Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Maestro Tiffany Lu will lead the 70-piece orchestra. 

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Florida Senate passes bill that would undermine most of state’s teacher unions

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Nancy Velardi has negotiated with Pinellas County Schools, one of the largest school districts across Florida, for 18 years, securing affordable health insurance for teachers and their families and working to increase salaries.  But in her last term as president of the Pinellas County Teacher Association, the …

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Program for school-age students seeking mentors

The Education Foundation of Alachua County’s Take Stock in Children program is looking for people interested in becoming mentors to area middle and high students.  The group holds its Mentor Mixer on March 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Scorpio at 3911 Newberry Road in Gainesville.

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