This webinar will discuss the implications of dropping independent accreditation systems for the state-controlled Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE). Although its planning document includes some seemingly harmless language, the CPHE is dominated by powerful conservative politicians, like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who likely want to use it to extend their control of the State […]

Outraged by the growing attacks on free speech in schools and on college campuses? Join a powerful panel discussion on how we can defend free speech, support those who’ve been targeted or fired for speaking out and take meaningful action to protect democracy. The panel will feature Nicholas Ostheimer, President of FAU College Democrats, Adam […]

    Given the centrality of immigration in recent news and South Florida serving as a hub for various immigrant communities, we will be screening Boat People (2024), a short form fiction film about Haitian refugees who were held in Guantanamo Bay in the 1990s, and Black Girl (1966), the first Black independent Senegalese film […]

All events are online. To receive a link to attend the meeting, contact us at president@uff-fau.org