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As the year comes to a close, here's a look back at the stories that stayed in the headlines.
Read More »The Point, Dec. 23, 2020: Coronavirus And Beyond: These Were 25 Of The Top Stories Of 2020
UF Faculty, Student Organizations Protest Against Spring Reopening During Board of Trustees Meeting
With less than six weeks before the start of the spring 2021 semester — and first large-scale in-person classes since the March 2020 lockdown — the University of Florida held its first in-person Board of Trustees meeting on Friday.
Read More »Tech4Success Aims To Fill The Opportunity Gap For Low-Income Families In Virtual Learning
The program aims to give more opportunities to low-income families that are participating in virtual learning by giving them access to educational technology and support.
Read More »UF Continues To Face Backlash For Spring Reopening Plans
The protest held in front of Tigert Hall is among the string of complaints directed at UF’s administration.
Read More »Group Of UF Students And Teachers Join To Protest In-Person Classes In The Spring
Battling rain, over 30 people stood outside of the president's house on the University of Florida campus to protest the school’s decision to bring back in-person classes for the spring 2021 semester.
Read More »Colleen G. Koch Named First Woman Dean Of UF College Of Medicine
Colleen G. Koch is the first woman to serve as dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine.
Read More »UF Students Hold Protest Demanding Name Change For The Reitz Union
Julius Wayne Reitz, the building’s namesake, served as UF’s fifth president, from 1955 to 1967, a 12-year period when the student population grew from 9,000 to 20,000.
Read More »After 100 Days, Slow Start On Race Reforms At University Of Florida
Task forces announced by President Kent Fuchs – to consider renaming buildings and other structures on campus and document the university’s history on race and ethnicity – are neither formed nor operating.
Read More »In Race For Congress, Florida’s ‘Gator Bait’ Cheer And Its Links To Racism Become An Issue
Congressional candidate Judson Sapp distributed more than 1,000 Gator Bait signs across the district.
Read More »Saying Goodbye To The ‘Gator Bait’ Cheer: UF Will Drop Phrase With Ties To ‘Horrific Historic Racist Imagery’
University of Florida President Kent Fuchs announced in an email Thursday afternoon a lengthy list of changes the school will be enacting as part of its effort to address racism and inequity including the discontinuation of the "Gator Bait" cheer at UF sporting events.
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