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Eighth-generation Floridian and UF student Emma Towler follows her passion for law
Tuesday November 12, 2024
Emma Towler – a soon-to-be double Gator and current second-year student at the University of Florida Levin College of Law – has loved the courtroom since she was young. It was during a fourth-grade field trip to the capital city of Tallahassee, when she took part in a mock trial at the Supreme Court of Florida and served as the chief justice, that solidified her passion for law.
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Navigating political differences: The role of civil discourse in today's climate
Tuesday November 5, 2024
Course aims to equip students with tools to navigate discussion thoughtfully
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Hamilton Center at the University of Florida announces two new majors
Tuesday October 29, 2024
The Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education at UF has announced two new undergraduate majors: Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law, and Great Books and Ideas 
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UF Engineering initiative eases pipeline to top-secret jobs
Thursday October 24, 2024
A new program eliminates security clearance times for Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering for Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering graduates
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Boosting Florida literacy, UF and Kibeam Learning™ team up to give 50,000 more reading wands to young learners
Tuesday October 22, 2024
For children in first and second grade, they certainly do. To boost literacy for students in this age group, the University of Florida’s Lastinger Center for Learning has teamed up with Kibeam Learning™ to distribute 50,000 more Kibeam Wands™ to young readers.
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Serving students with disabilities, UF’s Google-funded program makes computer science education accessible for all
Wednesday October 2, 2024
Google partners with the CSEveryone Center for Computer Science Education to bolster new professional development program.
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Addressing Florida’s teacher shortage, UF Online launches a new Early Childhood Education degree program
Monday September 30, 2024
Florida schools opened this fall with an estimated 5,000 unfilled teaching positions – proof that training new teachers is more crucial than ever in the Sunshine State. UF’s College of Education is meeting this challenge by offering a fully online program that helps equip current and future educators with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education.
During COVID, understanding why teachers quit matters more than ever. Here’s what schools can do.
Thursday August 6, 2020
New research into why teachers leave the profession could help schools avoid an exodus of instructors during the COVID-19.

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