Hundreds of staff members will no longer be state employees in a deal the university says will save $320 million.
Divya Kumar
Tampa Bay Times
Higher education reporter for The Tampa Bay Times in partnership with Open Campus.
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Tampa Bay college campuses start to reopen amid storm damage
Tampa Bay college campuses are beginning to reopen following the destruction of Hurricane Milton.
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Florida moves for more control over university presidential searches
The change will grant the head of the Board of Governors prior review and approval of the list of named finalists.
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More Florida faculty still looking to leave the state, survey shows
Nearly 40 percent of respondents said they’ve applied to other states, and 44 percent say they plan to.
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Pressing task for Sasse’s successors at UF: easing faculty tensions
A former provost will guide UF’s transition to a new president after Ben Sasse’s tenure led to skirmishes with faculty.
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Interim Florida A&M president asks university leaders to resign
The internal shakeup happened two weeks before the start of FAMU’s fall semester.
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After Sasse’s exit, what’s next for UF? Likely a quiet — and costly — search.
The University of Florida’s next president will enter a higher education system that’s grown markedly more political.
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University of Florida taps Kent Fuchs as interim president
The popular president will serve starting in August after Ben Sasse steps down.
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University of Florida President Ben Sasse resigns
The former Republican senator from Nebraska cited his wife’s health.
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Bye-bye, bake sales? USF plan would restrict campus banners, fundraisers
Proposed changes to a student activities policy would give the university more control over protests and other events.