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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.
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Spencer, National Policy Institute Still Planning For UF Event
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.
Read More »Richard Spencer Supporter Vows Legal Challenge To UF
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.
Read More »UF Prepares For White Nationalist Leader
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.
Read More »UF Plans To Hire Faculty After Funding Boost
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.
Read More »UF, Gainesville Announce Partnership To Test Self-Driving Vehicles
The city of Gainesville is teaming up with UF and FDOT to research, develop and test autonomous vehicles and human-operated vehicles synced to traffic signals on campus and city streets.
Read More »UF Bans Man, 54, After He Confronts African American Studies Employees
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.
Read More »Will Atkins To Stay On As UF Multicultural And Diversity Affairs Director
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.
Read More »At UF Town Hall, Administrators Address Racial Climate On Campus
More than 300 members of the University of Florida gathered at a town hall Monday to discuss the racial climate at the university. The Black Student Affairs Task Force presented its findings and recommendations to better the climate, while a panel of university officials fielded questions and provided updates on the status of initiatives already in motion.
Read More »Memorial Service Honors The Lives Of Two UF Students
A crowd of around 200 arrived on the University of Florida’s architecture lawn for the memorial service to honor two students who were killed in an accident over their spring break.
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