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Read More »Universities plan future of research around AI
When NVIDIA co-founder Chris Malachowsky approached University of Florida Provost Joe Glover with the idea of implementing an AI supercomputer at UF in the summer of 2020, Glover said he was caught “flat-footed.” Since then, UF has become one of the first universities in the world to offer AI courses …
Read More »University of Florida proposes new graduate campus in Jacksonville
The University of Florida is exploring options for creating a new graduate campus in Jacksonville. It would focus on programs in medicine, business, and engineering, according to UF administrators. The university is in discussions with the City of Jacksonville on creating the campus. Mori Hosseini, chair of the UF Board …
Read More »Frustrations run high despite low attendance at protest against Sasse selection vote
The protesters assembled to voice their disapproval of the UF Board of Trustees’ final interview with its only candidate for president, U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska.
Read More »UF selects Sasse as its next president; conservative U.S. senator pledges ‘political celibacy’
The University of Florida on Tuesday formally selected Ben Sasse as its next president, setting aside concerns that the appointment of a conservative Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska would further politicize the state’s flagship higher education institution. The university’s board of trustees – largely appointed by Republican governors – voted …
Read More »UF Faculty Senate approves vote of no confidence in presidential selection process
The University of Florida Faculty Senate passed a resolution Thursday indicating it has no confidence in a selection process that designated Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, as the sole nominee to be UF’s 13th president. After two-and-a-half hours of debate, the Senate voted 72-16 to approve the resolution drafted last week stating the faculty was dissatisfied with a lack of openness in the selection process. Many faculty members were also displeased with Sasse’s lack of support for abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Read More »UF students give demands about Ben Sasse to the student body president
A group of University of Florida students Thursday morning presented UF Student Body President Lauren Lemasters with a list of demands that reflected their unhappiness with U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, as the sole contender to be university president.
Read More »UF students and faculty voice their opposition before Sasse’s return to campus
Students and faculty at the University of Florida are preparing to again display their disapproval of the university’s sole presidential finalist -- U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse R-Nebraska. Opposition grew this week as the UF Faculty Senate was poised for an emergency meeting Thursday to consider a vote of no confidence in the selection process. This came as students were preparing another protest when Sasse returns to campus on Nov. 1 for a final interview with the UF Board of Trustees.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 14, 2022: Parkland parents upset after school shooter receives life sentence instead of death penalty
“What is the death penalty for if not for the murder and killing of 17 people?” asked one parent.
Read More »Before the protest, here’s what Ben Sasse said at UF forum
During his chance to speak before he had to flee from protestors, U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse tried to assure faculty that he is the right person to become president of the University of Florida.
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