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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: All clear after bomb squad called to UF’s campus to investigate suspicious package. “University of Florida classes were brought to a screeching halt when students in Turlington Hall were evacuated …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 30, 2023: UF holds 11th largest number of Native American ancestral remains
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: The University of Florida holds the remains of thousands of Native American ancestors – the 11th largest holding in the U.S. “These are not artifacts, challenge those seeking their return. …
Read More »University of Florida Provost Joe Glover intends to step down after record 15-year tenure
The University of Florida’s Provost and Senior Vice President, Joe Glover, announced on Friday his intention to step down after a 15-year career at UF, one of the longest stints as a provost in the university’s history. During his 15 years as provost, he oversaw many academic programs that came …
Read More »Stop the scroll: Pressure builds to ban TikTok on Florida campuses
Is TikTok dead for Florida college students? The University of Florida is warning there is a “strong possibility” it will ban TikTok from its wired and wireless computer networks on campus. That would effectively block access to the popular social media platform for students and faculty in dormitories, classrooms, lecture …
Read More »UF to spend $300,000 on new pool for incoming university president
The University of Florida is making sure its newly hired president, former Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, can dive into the job: It is spending $300,000 to build a new swimming pool behind the stately mansion where Sasse will live with his family, the school confirmed. Construction on the expensive …
Read More »An exit interview with outgoing Sen. Ben Sasse as he prepares to become UF president
As a new Congress began work on Monday, Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said goodbye. NPR’s Steve Inskeep talked to Sasse about when government is effective, and why he retired from the Senate. Transcript: STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: As a new Congress began yesterday, Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse said goodbye. …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 4, 2023: DeSantis sworn in for second term as governor
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Remembering Rosewood: Descendants mark racial violence that razed Florida town 100 years ago. “Next week, during the centennial anniversary of the violence, descendants and impacted communities will commemorate the Rosewood …
Read More »Frustrations run high despite low attendance at protest against Sasse selection vote
The protesters assembled to voice their disapproval of the UF Board of Trustees’ final interview with its only candidate for president, U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska.
Read More »UF selects Sasse as its next president; conservative U.S. senator pledges ‘political celibacy’
The University of Florida on Tuesday formally selected Ben Sasse as its next president, setting aside concerns that the appointment of a conservative Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska would further politicize the state’s flagship higher education institution. The university’s board of trustees – largely appointed by Republican governors – voted …
Read More »UF Faculty Senate approves vote of no confidence in presidential selection process
The University of Florida Faculty Senate passed a resolution Thursday indicating it has no confidence in a selection process that designated Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, as the sole nominee to be UF’s 13th president. After two-and-a-half hours of debate, the Senate voted 72-16 to approve the resolution drafted last week stating the faculty was dissatisfied with a lack of openness in the selection process. Many faculty members were also displeased with Sasse’s lack of support for abortion and LGBTQ rights.
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