https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2025/08/ufs-climate-commitment-cancelledstudent.html
Ono
Santa is coming to town...
"Cronyism Is No Way to Run a University"
"During Sasse’s brief, 17-month period as president, he “more than tripled his office’s spending,” a surge “driven by lucrative contracts to big-name consulting firms and high-salaried, remote positions for Sasse’s former U.S. Senate staff and... — read more
"The Unbearable Hypocrisy of Ben Sasse"
If woke is bad, then asleep must be good? https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2024/05/15/unbearable-hypocrisy-ben-sasse-opinion
"Ben Sasse wins over Florida university faculty"
This is what they do to lambs, before the sl****ter https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ben-sasse-wins-over-florida-faculty-moderation-and-money
UF layoffs
UF Advancement, the fundraising unit for The University of Florida has "non-renewed contracts" for 49 employees including non-filled positions in order to remain flexible and pivot to new strategies which have not been revealed.
Florida has launched an “unparalleled” as--ult on higher education
https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/6/2/23742508/ron-desantis-florida-higher-education-ideological-war
Liberal Student Purge
"Transferring students might have a new option. Hampshire College, a prominent, private liberal arts institution in Massachusetts, announced Thursday it would guarantee admission and match tuition price for any New College of Florida student in good... — read more
"Governor D leading an assault on the state’s public higher education institutions"
"Florida’s higher education campuses and classrooms have suffered one attack after another, seeking to decimate the constitutional rights of students, faculty and staff. Since 2021, Gov D has pushed through efforts to compel state-sponsored speech on... — read more
Fascism knocking at the door
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/02/03/outrage-follows-florida-college-presidents-statement-crt
DeSantis whitewash ahead...
https://bryanalexander.org/politics/a-state-government-asks-one-university-for-data-on-its-dei-and-critical-race-theory-work/#comment-267790
No confidence in BS
"...the university’s faculty senate passed a no confidence resolution with a vote of 72-16. Earlier in the week, a faculty union had criticized Sasse’s selection. And UF’s outgoing president said this week that the school would enforce a rule banning... — read more
BS for President?
Tell me that this is not an accident waiting to happen... https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2022/10/14/university-of-florida-taps-republican-senator-ben-sasse-for-president/?sh=3da5ef144955
1st Amendment Lawsuit
"Six professors, one retired professor and a student have sued to challenge the Individual Freedom Act, which bars them from endorsing eight concepts of race or racial superiority. The professors say the law unfairly restricts their freedom to speak... — read more
A word from F****
Pressure by the President for faculty to return to the classroom this Spring. What could possibly go wrong? https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=346910120068897
The College Dream is Over
http://collegemeltdown.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-college-dream-is-over-gary-roth.html
The Herald Tribune Reports today: The University of Florida is laying off 11 faculty members and 49 staff members. University...
The Herald Tribune Reports today: The University of Florida is laying off 11 faculty members and 49 staff members. University spokeswoman Janine Sikes said Monday the jobs are being eliminated as part of the university's $42.2 million in budget cuts... — read more