United Faculty of Florida
@unitedfacultyfl.bsky.social
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.
The Eleventh Circuit’s decision “squarely confirms what we all believe in Florida.” - Dr. Cassanello, UFF President news.bgov.com/daily-labor-...
Professors Notch Court Wins Over States Banning ‘Woke’ Teaching
Courtroom victories for public university professors over state teaching restrictions on race, gender, and unconscious bias are beginning to define the bounds of unlawful political oversight of higher...
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"Nearly a century of case law on academic freedom in the classroom at public institutions could have been upended if the state had won the appeal, wrote Meera Sitharam, a co-president of the @uffuf.bsky.social." www.alligator.org/article/2026...
Florida’s Stop WOKE Act was blocked. Here’s what experts, faculty and students have to say - The Independent Florida Alligator
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected Florida’s attempt to revive the higher education provisions of the Stop WOKE Act. The Court rejected the state’s argumen...
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Dr. Nolan, @uffuf.bsky.social co-president, "said the president should earnestly work to protect shared governance, academic freedom and the university’s ability to function independently." www.alligator.org/article/2026...
The road ahead for Stuart Bell: Experts, faculty leaders discuss expectations for UF’s 14th president - The Independent Florida Alligator
For now, faculty leaders and higher education experts say Bell’s upcoming time in office may be assessed by how he can rebuild institutional trust among faculty, while also navigating the political la...
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July 20 is the deadline to register to vote in the primary! Check your registration ➡️ linktr.ee/UFFVotes #UFFVotes
The higher education provisions of the Florida "Stop W.O.K.E. Act" have been ruled unconstitutional!!! feaweb.org/release/educ...
Educators in Florida Win Case Against State Censorship | Florida Education Association
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“The secrecy of the presidential search and the ‘sole finalist’ phenomenon are problematic, which the faculty union has always opposed." - @uffuf.bsky.social president, Dr. Sitharam www.alligator.org/article/2026...
Board of Governors to vote on five-year UF presidency contract for Stuart Bell Wednesday - The Independent Florida Alligator
Nearly a month after UF’s trustees unanimously selected Stuart Bell as the university’s next president, the state’s highest higher education board will finally decide Wednesday whether to make it offi...
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I told a reporter a story about our university trying to intimidate us in a meeting to engage in anticipatory compliance, read about poking the bear floridatrib.org/2026/06/03/g...
GOP restructuring of higher ed touches everything, including UF presidential search
The task of finding university and college presidents – once an academic exercise – is now a secretive, thorny project closely linked to Republican politics
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Check out our "Templates for Instructors" in our Linktree. Let's get out the vote! ➡️ linktr.ee/UFFVotes #UFFVotes
A UFF member at FSCJ has lost her home and all her family's belongings in a house fire. Please share! www.gofundme.com/f/help-lea-c...
Donate to Help Lea Cason's Family Recover from Fire, organized by Shannon Dew
Lea Cason and her family are facing an unimaginable challenge after their home w… Shannon Dew needs your support for Help Lea Cason's Family Recover from Fire
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July 20 is the last day to register to vote in the primary! See our Linktree for more resources: linktr.ee/uffvotes #UFFVotes
Dr. Cassanello, UFF President, has a word for state lawmakers who accuse college professors of “indoctrinating” students: "Hypocrites... They have no problem promoting the ideas they favor, and they have no problem prohibiting the ideas they dislike." floridatrib.org/2026/06/03/g...
GOP restructuring of higher ed touches everything, including UF presidential search
The task of finding university and college presidents – once an academic exercise – is now a secretive, thorny project closely linked to Republican politics
floridatrib.org
Share our Linktree with your colleagues and students. Let's get out the vote! ➡️ linktr.ee/UFFVotes #UFFVotes
"The program’s development has drawn scrutiny from the United Faculty of Florida." www.tampafp.com/war-statecra...
War, Statecraft, And Strategy: UF’s Hamilton School Rapidly Expands With New Degrees - Tampa Free Press
The Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida is moving into its next phase of growth, following the graduation of its
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Proud to be a union member in @unitedfacultyfl.bsky.social and a member of the @aaup.org. I'm at the University of South Florida, our union negotiated a contract maintaining our rights as faculty members and a pretty good raise!
🚨The vote is expected to take place TOMORROW. This provision changes the state’s role from reviewing institutional general education decisions to potentially altering them ***directly.*** Contact legislators here: ➡ bit.ly/HB5601E
🚨The vote is expected to take place TOMORROW. This provision (re: HB5601E) changes the state’s role from reviewing institutional general education decisions to potentially altering them ***directly.*** Contact legislators here: ➡ bit.ly/HB5601E
🚨This provision (re: HB5601E) changes the state’s role from reviewing institutional general education decisions to potentially altering them directly. Contact legislators ASAP at the link below; the vote is expected to take place TOMORROW. 🚨 ➡ bit.ly/HB5601E
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🚨This provision changes the state’s role from reviewing institutional general education decisions to potentially altering them directly. That is a SIGNIFICANT shift in academic governance. Contact legislators ASAP at the link below; the vote is expected to take place TOMORROW. 🚨 ➡ bit.ly/HB5601E
🚨This provision changes the state’s role from reviewing institutional general education decisions to potentially altering them directly. That is a SIGNIFICANT shift in academic governance. Contact legislators ASAP at the link below; the vote is expected to take place TOMORROW.🚨 ➡ bit.ly/HB5601E
🚨This provision changes the state’s role from reviewing institutional general education decisions to potentially altering them directly. That is a SIGNIFICANT shift in academic governance. Contact legislators ASAP at the link below; the vote is expected to take place TOMORROW. 🚨 ➡ bit.ly/HB5601E
🚨The new budget language appears to grant the B.O.G. & State Board of Education authority to amend institutional Gen Ed course applications/lists, rather than simply approve or reject them.🚨 Contact legislators ASAP: bit.ly/HB5601E #AcademicFreedom
🚨This provision changes the state’s role from reviewing institutional general education decisions to potentially altering them directly. That is a SIGNIFICANT shift in academic governance. Contact legislators ASAP at the link below; the vote is expected to take place THIS Friday. 🚨 ➡ bit.ly/HB5601E
🚨The vote is expected to take place THIS Friday. 🚨Florida's lawmakers are attempting to launch one of the most sweeping attacks on academic freedom our state has seen in modern history. 🚨 Contact legislators ASAP at the link below: ➡ bit.ly/HB5601E
Contact legislators ASAP at the link; the vote is expected to take place this Friday. 🚨🚨🚨 secure.ngpvan.com/mKYMBuNmCkG3...
