United Faculty of Florida
@unitedfacultyfl
UFF represents over 25K faculty members + 8K grad assistants at 12 universities, 17 colleges. Our goal is to build a movement for higher education in FL.
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http://www.MyUFF.org 28-07-2021 13:57:13
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Former UF president Ben Sasse said a completed audit found no wrongdoing when it came to his spending. But according to public records, the audit never existed. Read more from Annie Wang and Sophia Bailly. alligator.org/article/2024/0…
AAUP “Survey of the South” results are in, & it ain’t purty: political interference, brain drain, recruitment fails & more. What happens here spreads like kudzu, so stay alert, follow American Association of University Professors United Faculty of Florida—and unite to fight! Reply to post yr American Association of University Professors & campus unions/chapters 👇
“Any course that contains the following keywords: Israel, Palestine, Zionism, Zionist, Judaism, or Jews will be flagged for review." "We recognize this as politically motivated attack on #academicfreedom aimed at chilling speech & intimidating faculty...” – United Faculty of Florida
Anti-public education politicians have made the choice to keep FL teachers ranked at the bottom of the nation in average pay, have not made significant strides in fixing the critical teacher shortage, & have worked hard to disparage teachers along the way. floridaphoenix.com/2024/08/16/fea…
The new National Center report notes that Florida has the fifth-largest number of unionized grad student workers. Even more, “Florida stands out among Southern states in the number of faculty bargaining units, which is comparable to states such as Oregon and Pennsylvania.”
Ex-UF president Ben Sasse dished out $1.3 million to cater lavish dinners and social functions – a figure roughly double the amount spent by his predecessor and one that included a holiday party with a $38,610 sushi bar. Read my latest in South Florida Sun Sentinel sun-sentinel.com/2024/09/12/lav…
A professor in Kentucky in our 2024 American Association of University Professors Faculty in the South Survey: We are "losing a number of high quality junior faculty."
