Tag: University of Florida

  • Protesters at Columbia University are occupying a building

    Protesters at Columbia University are occupying a building

    Hundreds of students and faculty at Yale University have signed a letter condemning the criminalization of students forEngaging in Peaceful Protest. This comes after the University of Florida said that protesters could face suspension if they violate specific protest rules and that a three-year ban on campus was possible if they did. Barnard College said…

  • Ron wants to wipe out black history

    Ron wants to wipe out black history

    Florida’s University of Florida (UF) has appointed a new Chief Diversity Officer, a “Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement” and an ” Office for Accessibility and Gender Equity”. Earlier, the state’s two-year community colleges had pledged not to teach critical race theory in a vacuum and not to fund any institutional practice or policy that…

  • There are three little letters with Florida’s DeSantis on them

    There are three little letters with Florida’s DeSantis on them

    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the state’s universities won’t spend money on any Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programmes until they are proven to be “financially viable”. The University of Florida had recently established a ‘Chief Diversity Officer’, a ‘Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement’ and an ‘Office for Accessibility and Gender Equity’.

  • The Faculty Senate of the University of Florida passed a symbolic vote against possible selection of Ben Sasse as president.

    The Florida Faculty Senate approved a no-confidence resolution against US Senator RJ Sasse, a candidate for the University of Florida President’s post. This comes after Sasse said in an interview that it’s “the law of the land” to allow abortion at the university. The Faculty Senate Appointment Committee members unanimously supported Sasse’s appointment as University…