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Nikki Fried: UF Presidential Search Must be Nonpartisan and Transparent
This week, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wrote to the University of Florida Board of Trustees regarding the need for a nonpartisan, transparent, ethical search for the university’s next president.
Fried also expressed reservations regarding...
A New Report Finds Florida Colleges Embracing Critical Race Theory
A new report looking at 520 colleges and universities from William Jacobson, a law professor who teaches at Cornell University, found that 236 of those schools have embraced critical race theory (CRT).
Those schools have...
Ron DeSantis Nominates Two Judges for Ninth Judicial Circuit Court on Orange and Osceola...
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced two new judicial appointments to the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court. The Ninth Circuit Court encompasses Orange and Osceola Counties.
Synan Says, the Real Top 25 in College Football: Final Rankings
Fans are clamoring for change after Alabama was crowned as the national champion for the sixth time in the last 11 years. We did not get the Clemson against Alabama matchup that so many people say they are tired of seeing--but the same players were in the playoffs.
Florida Universities Adopting More Political Correctness, Teaching Mandatory Classes on Racism
With Black Lives Matter, Antifa, riots and the Defund the Police movement on center stage this year, some of Florida’s universities have decided to approach these issues raised by this development with a focus on education.
Florida Colleges and Universities Seeing Fewer Applicants–And It’s Only Going to Get Worse
An Orlando Sentinel story focused on how Florida remains the only state with a public college and university systems that require potential students to take standardized tests. While that certainly is a factor as to why schools across the state are seeing less applicants, there are other factors at work as well.
College Football Teams Across Florida Get Ready to Start in the Pandemic’s Shadow
With the Big 10 and PAC 10 backing out of the season, the winner of the 2020 college football season will forever have an asterisk next to their name.
UF Professor Named to Lead USDA’s Economic Research Service
Stefanou currently teaches economics at UF’s Institute of Food and Agriculture. Before that, he served more than 30 years teaching agricultural economics at Penn State University.
