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Florida’s ‘anti-woke’ bills raise concerns for scholars who teach about race

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UFF-FAU Preface: More threats to academic freedom in Florida schools and universities from conservative politicians who want to control faculty research and teaching and student learning. Supported by our affiliates…

Judge rightly slams UF for censoring professors’ speech

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Sun Sentinel Editorial BoardJan. 25, 2022Sun Sentinel The University of Florida could not have deserved or suffered a greater embarrassment than the 74-page rebuke from U.S. District Judge Mark Walker…

‘A recipe for corruption’: Professors slam presidential search exemption bill at final Senate committee

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Kelly HayesJanuary 27, 2022Florida Politics ‘Our university presidents are our last line of defense, really, against that kind of political theater.’ Professors from Florida universities and colleges rallied at Thursday’s…

Attack of the Right-Wing Thought Police

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[UFF-FAU Intro: We don’t often post editorials or opinion pieces that aren’t directly about higher education in Florida. But these are not ordinary times, especially in Florida. The attacks on…

Judge blasts University of Florida lawyer in row over evidence; promises order in 10 days

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Jeffrey SchweersJanuary 14, 2022Tallahassee Democrat A federal judge in Tallahassee Friday blasted a lawyer for the University of Florida for bringing up “new” information in a closely watched lawsuit over free speech…

Private colleges pivot to remote learning but FL public universities won’t go virtual despite COVID

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Issac MorganJanuary 4, 2022Florida Phoenix n Florida, the private University of Miami announced last week that it will pivot to remote learning for the first two weeks of the spring…

The intellectual freedom that made public colleges great is under threat

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[UFF-FAU Preface: FAU is mentioned in the article regarding a reactionary Board of Trustee member who wants to make tenure and promotion a political litmus test] The Washington PostDec. 15,…

Accrediting group plans campus visit to examine allegations at UF

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Tampa Bay TimesDivya KumarDec. 16, 2021 Officials at the University of Florida have worked to quiet the reaction to recent allegations that the school has stifled free speech and harmed…

How do you dismantle an academic powerhouse? Follow the University of Florida’s example

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Read more at: https://ww BY THE MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARDDECEMBER 09, 2021 1 Of course researchers at the University of Florida felt pressured to destroy their COVID-19 data. What were…

UF Scandal over Censored Professors Points to Influence of Politicians

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Dear Colleagues, Sometimes a single event can illuminate larger forces and seemingly unrelated developments. On Friday, October 29, the University of Florida had refused routine requests from three eminent political…

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