Associated PressMay 29, 2020
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Board of Governors provides guidelines for each university's reopen plan.
Tag: United Faculty of Florida
Associated PressMay 29, 2020
Ana CeballosFebruary 7, 2020
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“I don’t want to call the pool of candidates that we are getting weak."
Renzo DowneyDecember 12, 2019
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The higher education analysis reform bill made headlines last year.
Scott PowersAugust 17, 2018
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Democratic Florida House candidate Lee Mangold has picked up the endorsements of the University of Central Florida’s United Faculty of Florida and the national Progressive Change Campaign Committee, his campaign announced Friday morning. Mangold, a Casselberry businessman, is vying against Republican David Smith, a Winter Garden business consultant, in the race for Florida House District 28, […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2016
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With two weeks until the election and polls swinging his way, Rep. Keith Perry has opened up a serious cash-on-hand advantage over Rod Smith in the Senate District 8 race. As of Oct. 14, Perry had $107,000 on hand, an almost four-to-one edge over Smith, who has just over $27,000 on hand. In the most recent reporting period […]
Anne LindbergAugust 22, 2016
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The United Faculty of Florida delivered more than 180 signed cards from faculty members at the St. Petersburg College to the Florida Public Employees Relations Committee, calling for certification of a faculty collective bargaining unit at the college. In accordance with state law, the faculty must submit a petition accompanied by 30 percent signed statements indicating […]
Jim RosicaMay 24, 2016
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Florida’s college faculty union is taking a jab at Gov. Rick Scott’s “Degrees to Jobs” Summit. The United Faculty of Florida wasn’t invited to the event, which takes place Wednesday and Thursday in Orlando. It issued a statement on Tuesday. The mission of the summit is to “bring together Florida business leaders and education officials […]
Drew WilsonMarch 11, 2016
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The League of Women Voters of Florida celebrated blocking a trio of gun bills considered by lawmakers in the 2016 Legislative Session, including one that would have allowed concealed weapons on college campuses. “Our joint forces succeeded in killing these bad bills this year,” said Patti Brigham, LWVF’s newly appointed 1st vice president and the founder […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 29, 2016
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Florida Polytechnic University is taking another step toward becoming fully accredited, President Randy Avent told students, faculty and staff in an email Monday night. But that still means a handful of students may have to graduate this year from what is now an unaccredited school. One downside: Some employers hesitate or even decline to interview job candidates whose degrees are […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 3, 20164min377
The faculty of Florida Polytechnic University, founded by conservative former state Sen. JD Alexander, is petitioning the state to unionize, according to a Wednesday press release. The United Faculty of Florida said it will deliver signed cards from more than 60 percent of faculty members to the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC). Under state law, the commission […]