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 👇

"An update on the state of labor and the Tallahassee economy" tallahassee.com/story/opinion/…

“In an Aug. 2 email to university presidents, [Chancellor] Ray Rodrigues said the university system would conduct a keyword search on course descriptions and syllabi.” wmnf.org/florida-facult…

Saying it opposes “any form of academic censorship,” the United Faculty of Florida on Monday objected to a directive issued this month by university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues about reviewing textbooks and other materials for “antisemitic material” or “anti-Israeli” bias. 👏

What happens when partisan-political state legislators interfere w/ #AcademicFreedom?

“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…

38% of grad workers and 25% of faculty in the U.S. are unionized. Since 2012, there's been a 133% increase in unionized grad workers 7% increase in unionized faculty. ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ insidehighered.com/news/faculty-i…

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…

And yet there's still no money for our cost of living raises...

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."

"At least 10 university faculty members across Florida have been terminated with dozens more put on notice to improve their work since the state adopted post-tenure review policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis." politico.com/news/2024/09/1…

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A recent 🌟WIN🌟 -- "36 books will be returned in the Nassau County School District" as part of a recent settlement agreement. #AcademicFreedom tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

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"I would say the No. 1 reason has been the progressive casualization of the faculty—the turning of the majority of the faculty into contingent workers." - Dr. Joe Berry, labor historian insidehighered.com/news/faculty-i…

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