The Alachua County School Board acknowledged at its meeting Tuesday night that it is investigating a student club at Gainesville High School that purportedly limited participation to Black male students. Superintendent Shane Andrew disclosed that a parent of one of the students who attended the club submitted a complaint to …
Read More »The Point, July 27, 2023: Gainesville Police Advisory Council reviews internal investigations
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville Police Advisory Council reviews 9 internal investigation reports. “Two investigations resulted in officer suspensions of over a week. One case stemmed from a K9 attack on a Gainesville man.” …
Read More »The Point, July 3, 2023: Supreme Court rules against Biden’s student loan forgiveness
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Doctor urges Fourth of July revelers to practice safety and avoid an ER visit. “Around 10,200 people were treated for fireworks-related injuries in U.S. hospital emergency departments during the 2022 …
Read More »Alachua County Schools see ESOL population bounce back from the pandemic
The number of English for Speakers of Other Languages students in Alachua County increased by more than 100 in 2022 from the previous year, when it dropped during the pandemic. Most ESOL students speak Spanish as their first language.
Read More »Gainesville police host rape aggression defense classes
Fear. It’s a feeling with which Katherine Mathis is very familiar. With the help of Gainesville Police Department’s Rape Aggression Defense, or RAD, classes, she no longer feels afraid. “I was a victim of some tragic violence when I was 13 years old,” she said. “For many, many years, I …
Read More »Conversation about antisemitism promotes expression and equality for UF Jewish students and allies
Following countless acts of antisemitism in and around the University of Florida campus in the new year alone, religious and academic institutions alike in Gainesville decided to take a stand. UF Hillel and UF Chabad partnered with Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Adviser to the President Dr. Marsha McGriff to …
Read More »University of Florida students, faculty offer opinions on UF President Ben Sasse as he takes office
Tensions ran high on the University of Florida campus on Monday as the state’s flagship higher education institution welcomed President Ben Sasse on his first day in office. The former U.S. senator this week officially became the top-5 university’s 13th president, taking the reins from predecessor Kent Fuchs after being …
Read More »The American Dream goes to the mat in “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity,” Friday at the Hippodrome
The knockout production, “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity,” takes the stage at the Hippodrome Theatre in downtown Gainesville Friday, Jan. 27 , through Feb. 12. The play uses professional wrestling as a comedic analogy for sophisticated themes of stereotyping and capitalism in America.
Read More »Chomping Hate: UF’s approach to antisemitism following hateful remarks
Members of the Jewish community at the University of Florida are standing together with support from peers, parents, faculty and alumni in the weeks after an antisemitic message was displayed at a football game. Rabbi Jonah Zinn said he received texts from many disturbed students on Oct. 29. That night, …
Read More »Decolonizing the Curriculum, Episode 3: The changing landscape of K-12 and higher education in Florida
This is an abridged version of Episode 3 of the Broadcasting Hope podcast that has been edited for the web. The full podcast can be heard above. Over 150 years of post Civil War history can be traced through what is today Lincoln Middle School in Alachua County. But let’s …
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