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A Teach-In on Race, in DeSantis’s Backyard

admin May 23, 2023 No Comments

[UFF-FAU Intro: Governor DeSantis and his allies have been attacking vulnerable people and institutions for months. Faculty, students, and ordinary Floridians have started to fight back publicly as well as…

UFF Challenges Anti-Union Law in Courts

admin May 11, 2023 No Comments

Dear UFF Members, All Floridians hold dear America’s first liberty, the freedom to speak our opinions without beingpunished by the power of the government. At UFF, we embrace this liberty…

Celebrating Diversity Teach-In: April 19, noon- 3 PM, Rotunda Under SO Building

admin April 17, 2023 No Comments

On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 12 pm-3 pm the United Faculty of Florida at Florida Atlantic University will hold a teach-in with our students under the Rotunda of the Social…

Anxiety among professors as DeSantis pushes ‘conservative firebrand’ for FAU president

admin April 7, 2023 No Comments

WLRN 91.3 FM | By Kate PayneApril 6, 2023 at 9:30 AM EDT Florida Atlantic University hasn’t yet ironed out the job description for the next president of the university. But…

College faculty say erosion of tenure threatens Florida’s competitiveness

admin April 4, 2023 No Comments

Kyla SanfordPalm Beach PostMarch 31, 2023 Florida’s college faculty from Florida State University, Florida A&M University and Florida Atlantic University dominated the public comments segment of the state’s Board of…

Florida Teachers’ Unions Are Front Line of Resistance Against DeSantis’s Fascism

admin April 2, 2023 No Comments

[UFF-FAU Intro: In this important interview, eminent University of Florida historian and UFF-UF President Paul Ortiz analyzes the history of Florida, the history of UFF, and progressive and reactionary forces…

An attack on educators’ freedoms and rights

admin March 31, 2023 No Comments

Palm Beach PostMarch 31, 2023 Gov. Ron DeSantis has launched an all-out attack on educators, our collective voice, our freedom to teach and our students’ freedom to learn. He is…

The Other Children in the DeSantis Culture War

admin March 9, 2023 No Comments

Charles M. BlowThe New York TimesMarch 8, 2023 [UFF Intro: Most FAU students are among the targets of Ron DeSantis’ bigoted attacks. This powerful essay evokes the long history of…

The Long History of Conservative Indoctrination in Florida Schools

admin February 28, 2023 No Comments

Tera W. HunterThe Nation2/27/2023 When I was growing up, my Florida high school required me to endure a course called “Americanism vs. Communism.” I was hardly alone. Between 1962 and…

Florida college students planning statewide walkout in protest of Ron DeSantis’s ‘attacks’ on education

admin February 23, 2023 No Comments

Abe AshnerFebruary 22, 2023Independent Students on college campuses across the state of Florida are planning a walkout on Thursday to protest Gov Ron DeSantis’ policies targeting LGBTQ+ and students of color. The walkout,…

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