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The University of Florida says it has a record number of applicants for the upcoming semesters, and the average GPA for those accepted is 4.4.
Read More »Record Number Applies To UF; Average Admission GPA Is 4.4
UF President Fuchs Backs Teacher Funds, Block Tuition
Proposed legislation could help University of Florida President Kent Fuchs' goal of reducing the student-to-professor ratio on his Gainesville campus from 21-to-1 to 16-to-1, which will take about 550 new faculty members.
Read More »Commissioners Vote In Support Of UF And Gainesville Planning Agreement
City commissioners voted to support the mayor in signing an agreement between the City of Gainesville and UF. The agreement would create a formal relationship between the two to work together on development projects of mutual interest.
Read More »UF President, Student Organizations Respond To Immigration Executive Order
After President Trump signed an executive order Friday that halted refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries from being admitted to the United States, the local community and the University of Florida responded.
Read More »UF Trustees Seek Better Handle On Shands Debt
University of Florida trustees will have more oversight over borrowing by UF Health Shands Hospital and its affiliated organizations under a policy adopted Monday.
Read More »Another Swastika Wearer Spotted Near Rally To Commemorate Auschwitz Liberation
Students and the public met at Turlington Plaza to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of infamous Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. The rally comes in the wake of sightings of at least two men walking on UF's campus with swastikas on their clothing.
Read More »Man Wearing Swastika Explains Why He Came To Turlington Plaza
A man wearing a swastika armband was met by a crowd of 200-plus protesters Thursday at the University of Florida.
Read More »UPDATE: Rope Tied Into Noose As Joke, UF Student Says
A noose was found in a classroom this morning at the University of Florida as students arrived there for class.
Read More »Fla. Senator Wants Undocumented Students To Pay Out-Of-State Tuition
Florida Senate Bill 82 came days after UF President Kent Fuchs joined hundreds of other university presidents in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a federal immigration policy that shields people who were brought to the United States as minors from deportation.
Read More »Racial Message Written On UF Dorm Door
After the incident, UF President Kent Fuchs issued a statement about the vandalism.
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