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Professor’s Job Endangered for Teaching About Race

admin February 22, 2023 No Comments

[UFF-FAU Intro: This is what happens when faculty don’t have union protection and tenure. No one’s life should suffer due to the political whims of craven politicians. Only collectively can…

What Happens in Florida…

admin February 9, 2023 No Comments

Governor DeSantis is leading an assault on the state’s public higher education institutions, Andrew Gothard writes. Inside Higher EdAndrew Gothard, United Faculty of Florida PresidentFebruary 7, 2023 Governor Ron DeSantis…

The Black Scholars Ron DeSantis Doesn’t Want Students to Read

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Click here for various Black scholars response to the attacks on public education.

DeSantis Takes On the Education Establishment, and Builds His Brand

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By Stephanie Saul, Patricia Mazzei and Trip GabrielJan. 31, 2023The New York Times Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, as he positions himself for a run for president next year, has become an increasingly vocal…

UFF Pushes Back Against Gov. DeSantis’s Higher Ed Agenda

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Florida’s students and families don’t need their government to tell them which classes they can take, which degrees they can complete, or what kinds of campus activities they can engage…

UFF-FAU Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

admin January 31, 2023 No Comments

UFF-FAU supports all faculty and staff who contribute to the excellence of our institution by honoring our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and Social Justice. The recent demand for…

FL’s higher ed system faces a mountain of contentious changes under DeSantis; here’s a rundown

admin January 27, 2023 No Comments

BY: DANIELLE J. BROWN – JANUARY 24, 2023Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis regularly touts the top-ranking status of Florida’s higher education system, but over the past year, his administration has micromanaged and…

News Release: UFF supports the rights of all Floridians to learn without authoritarian control and to exercise their constitutional freedoms as Americans

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NEWS RELEASEJan. 25, 2023 Contacts:Andrew Gothard, UFF President, andrew.gothard@floridaea.orgCandi Churchill, UFF Executive Director, candi.churchill@floridaea.org UFF supports the rights of all Floridians to learn without authoritarian control and to exercise their…

Don’t mess with state university success in Fla.

admin January 23, 2023 No Comments

UFF-FAU Intro: As part of your union’s organized opposition to political attacks on Florida’s public universities and colleges, UFF members are writing op-eds and letters to the editors of newspapers…

UFF president on New College of Florida: WMNF News

admin January 13, 2023 No Comments

Click here to listen to UFF President, Andrew Gothard, speaking about the Governor’s attempt to reshape New College in reactionary ways by appointing six new trustees to their Board of…

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