Peter SchorschMarch 22, 2019
5min229
Legislators should not be punishing an outstanding institution that is working hard to right the ship.
Tag: UF
Peter SchorschMarch 22, 2019
Jacob OglesNovember 25, 2018
3min191
Many of the political world’s differences erased as leaders rallied instead around the loyalties that truly matter—college football allegiances. But an on-field injury that caused the entire sporting world to pause also led to introspection on the part of pols. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer took note on Friday evening of a major knee injury for […]
Drew WilsonMay 21, 2018
3min363
University of Florida President Kent Fuchs said in an internal memo Monday that the flagship university is bringing aboard Mark Kaplan as its new vice president of government and community relations. “Mark comes to us as a proven leader with in-depth government and community relations expertise as well as strong experience at the state, national, […]
Drew WilsonMay 18, 2018
2min285
After a year in the job, Amy Hass lost the “interim” tag and is now the University of Florida’s vice president and general counsel. The decision was announced Thursday by UF President Kent Fuchs, who said that Hass was university’s top pick after a nationwide search. “Amy has been an exceptional member of the Office […]
Danny McAuliffeFebruary 13, 2018
9min346
Shreyas Amol Jethwani is enrolled in undergraduate political science courses at the University of Florida, but that hasn’t stopped him from taking a stab at a state House seat in the 2018 midterms. The 21-year-old junior believes the climate is right for a paradigm shift in what defines a public servant, something he’s hoping to […]
Staff ReportsNovember 28, 2017
5min249
After three months of consecutive declines, consumer sentiment among Floridians rose to 96.7 in November, up 1.9 points from October’s revised figure of 94.8, according to the latest University of Florida consumer survey. Consumer sentiment in Florida started 2017 with a record-breaking figure and reached its highest level in 15 years during the first half […]
Mitch PerryMay 8, 2017
5min331
Florida Senate President Joe Negron is firing back at University of South Florida supporters who claim the Legislature “moved the goal posts” when they reverted language in an education conforming bill. The bill, they say, would prevent USF from reaching the 11th of 12 pre-assigned benchmarks which would qualify them for “pre-eminence,” a status that would have qualified […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 31, 2017
5min174
Consumer sentiment among Floridians in January ticked up another one-half point to 97.8 — the highest reading since March 2002 — from December’s record-breaking revised figure of 97.3, according to the latest University of Florida consumer survey. Florida’s upward trend also tracks the national figures released last week by the University of Michigan, with the […]
Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2016
3min214
College students demonstrated it again in last week’s primary election: they don’t vote, at least not in primary elections. As first reported by Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab over the weekend, University of Central Florida’s on-campus students gave a dismal turnout, 4.3 percent, the worst in Orange County. Kassab noted even worse turnouts were seen among […]
Phil AmmannSeptember 3, 2016
1min321
Duke Energy will continue to supply electricity for the University of Florida. The University of Florida board of trustees voted Thursday to keep Duke Energy as the provider of both electricity and steam to UF’s main campus in Gainesville. The new agreement should be ratified and signed by the end of the year. Since 1992, […]