The undisclosed amount is said to be one of the largest in UT’s history.
Divya Kumar
Tampa Bay Times
Higher education reporter for The Tampa Bay Times in partnership with Open Campus.
Ben Sasse faces ‘huge hill to climb’ as UF president. How will he do it?
The University of Florida’s president-elect is getting lots of advice on ways to heal the wounds opened by his candidacy.
U of Florida student president who favored Sasse is targeted for impeachment
Student leaders move to oust Lauren Lemasters, who joined a unanimous vote to make Sen. Ben Sasse the next UF president.
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UF’s presidential search was not done as Florida law intended, lawmaker says
The law’s co-sponsor said the university’s naming of a single finalist isn’t what he had in mind.
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