WUFT News

Board Signs Off On UF President Extension

October 31, 2019 Education

The university trustees voted unanimously to extend Fuchs’ term, but the decision also required a sign-off from the Board of Governors.

University of Florida Leaders Honor Former Provost David Colburn

October 9, 2019 Education, Florida Good

UF held a memorial service for Colburn, a man with a role in nearly every leadership position at the university. Colburn died of complications from an ongoing illness on Sept. 18. He was 76.

UF President Fuchs: Class Of 2023 Students Come From 106 Countries

August 23, 2019 Education

After detailing the diverse freshman class of 2023, he went on to point out how the university is on its way to becoming a top-five academic research institution and how the future of UF and the state as a whole are interwoven.

Reading Program Boosts Kids Into Literacy

March 28, 2019 Education

Winning Reading Boost is a 90-day intensive reading program designed to bring students who are below their reading level up to speed. The results are already showing to be positive and the program has made its way into some Alachua County schools.

UF Students, Gainesville Community Remember New Zealand Mosque Shooting Victims

March 19, 2019 World

About 150 students, Gainesville residents and community leaders gathered around a prayer mat, listened in silence and held carnations in their hands as a University of Florida student sang. The words were meant to comfort in times of mourning.

UF Students Join Farmworkers To Protest Wendy’s

March 15, 2019 Statewide

On Thursday, about 200 people representing the Coalition held a demonstration at the University of Florida to demand that the university end its contract with Wendy’s.

UF Revises Graduation Commencement For Fall 2019 To Combined-College Ceremony

February 7, 2019 Education

University of Florida students graduating this fall will once again have their names read as they cross the stage during a single commencement ceremony.