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After rejecting a request by white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak on campus and being threatened with a federal lawsuit, the University of Florida has set a tentative Oct. 19 date for an appearance by the “alt-right” leader.

With the threat of a federal lawsuit looming, University of Florida officials said Friday they will consider allowing white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak on campus.

The National Policy Institute has obtained legal counsel and intends to continue with plans to hold an event featuring white nationalist Richard Spencer at the University of Florida following UF denying Spencer a permit to speak.

A supporter of a group headed by white nationalist Richard Spencer vowed to file a lawsuit against the University of Florida after the school denied a request to rent space on the campus for an event next month.

The University of Florida is coordinating with local and state law-enforcement officials in anticipation of the potential appearance in Gainesville of a white nationalist leader affiliated with this weekend's deadly confrontation in Charlottesville, Va.

With a boost in funding from the Legislature, the University of Florida on Friday announced an initiative to add 500 new faculty members to help raise its status as one of the nation's top public research universities.

A 54-year-old man has been banned from the University of Florida campus after university officials say he walked into the African American Studies Program's office and confronted employees there.

The University of Florida's Multicultural and Diversity Affairs has selected Will Atkins, the current interim director, to stay on permanently as the MCDA's new executive director.