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Go Gators! 🐊

[FLORIDA @UF]

The University of Florida is recognized again on the #ForbesNewIvies list of public institutions — highlighting UF’s leadership in preparing students for an AI-driven workforce. ➡️ https://t.co/TFAXxDj53x

[FLORIDA @UF]

.@UFAstraeus researchers are exploring how lasers could help astronauts build structures on the moon using materials already available there. https://t.co/DtOnnvNfoI

[FLORIDA @UF]

A great campus welcome to Dr. Stuart Bell at today’s student, faculty and staff forums🐊

[FLORIDA @UF]

Join us today to speak with Dr. Stuart Bell

[FLORIDA @UF]

Dr. Stuart Bell will hold forums tomorrow at Emerson Hall with the campus community⬇️
- Students: 1 p.m.
- Faculty: 2:15 p.m.
- Employees: 3:30 p.m.

[FLORIDA @UF]

Dr. Stuart Bell will hold forums tomorrow at Emerson Hall with the campus community⬇️
- Students: 1 p.m.
- Faculty: 2:15 p.m.
- Employees: 3:30 p.m.

[FLORIDA @UF]

A @UF_CLAS student is satellite-tagging sea turtles to help solve Florida's boat-strike crisis. 🐢
https://t.co/XnbQFmfcPf

[FLORIDA @UF]

Exciting news for future Gators! 🐊🤩

The University of Florida will add Early Decision as an admission application option, providing first-time students with the opportunity to secure their spot in the Gator Nation at an earlier stage of the admissions cycle. 

This binding option will allow highly qualified students, who are confident in UF as their clear first choice, to apply as early as Aug. 1 and receive an admissions decision by Dec. 11.
https://t.co/QH2wkplmVM

[FLORIDA @UF]

Dr. Stuart Bell will visit and hold forums with the campus community on June 3 at Emerson Hall. Students, faculty and staff are invited to submit questions ahead of these sessions by May 31.

➡️ https://t.co/P5hYRgC2RT

[FLORIDA @UF]

More than a landmark.

Century Tower was built in memory of students and alumni who died in service. This Memorial Day and every day, we remember and honor them. 🇺🇸

[FLORIDA @UF]

The University of Florida was copied this week on a letter that included allegations related to its presidential search process, including the false assertion that UF violated state law to avoid public transparency in selecting a presidential search finalist.  

That allegation is categorically untrue.  

The University of Florida has complied fully with both Florida law and the regulations established by the Board of Governors throughout every stage of this presidential search. 

Florida’s presidential search framework intentionally establishes a two-phase process.  In the first phase, state law expressly requires confidentiality for applicants and search committee deliberations.  Committee members sign non-disclosure agreements, and candidate interviews, discussions, and the selection process are legally required to be conducted outside of the public view.  The law further provides that while a finalist may be publicly announced, information regarding other candidates and committee deliberations remain confidential.   

This framework was adopted for a reason: without confidentiality, many of the nation’s most qualified candidates simply would not participate in public university searches. Florida’s process reflects a deliberate policy choice by the Legislature and the Board of Governors to ensure universities can attract the strongest possible candidates while still providing robust public scrutiny of finalists. 

The second phase of the process, the phase now underway, is entirely public. 

The search finalist, Dr. Stuart Bell will participate in public forums open to faculty, students, staff, the public and the media.  Members of the community will have the opportunity to ask questions on a wide range of topics, including Dr. Bell’s positions and leadership decisions regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. 

In addition to these forums, the Board of Trustees will interview Dr. Bell at a public meeting.  If selected as president-elect, the Florida Board of Governors will interview Dr. Bell at a public confirmation hearing.  Both hearings are open to the public, including students, faculty, staff, the public and the media.  

Reasonable people may hold differing views regarding any candidate. But it is wrong to suggest that UF circumvented the law or operated outside the bounds of transparency established by the State of Florida.  The University followed the exact process required under Florida law, a process designed to both protect the integrity of the search and ensure meaningful public accountability. 

The University of Florida remains fully committed to selecting a president who will advance UF’s trajectory as one of the nation’s premier public research universities while remaining aligned with the values, priorities, and laws of the State of Florida. 

We encourage all interested members of the UF community to participate in the public forums and public meetings ahead.

[Rick Scott @SenRickScott]

I’m concerned @UF is going to pay someone millions of dollars for not getting a job.

Read more here ⬇️

[FLORIDA @UF]

.@EDSecMcMahon is correct. DEI is discriminatory by design, antithetical to the purpose of a university, and incompatible with the pursuit of truth.

The University of Florida has already acted on that conviction. In December 2025, our Board of Trustees adopted institutional neutrality and embedded an anti-DEI mandate within the presidential contract itself, ensuring that no university funds, public or private, will underwrite DEI at this institution.

Dr. Stuart Bell stands with Secretary McMahon, the Board, and the people of Florida on this. He is ready to lead UF forward as a university defined by merit, rigor, and the pursuit of truth.

[Secretary Linda McMahon @EDSecMcMahon]

We need bold leaders to reorient higher education toward merit, truth-seeking, and academic rigor. Florida has led the fight to get discriminatory DEI out of our schools and universities. UF deserves a president who will continue to drive those reforms.

[FLORIDA @UF]

Dr. Stuart Bell will visit Gainesville on June 3 to meet with students, faculty and staff. Members of the UF community are invited to join forums beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Emerson Hall.

The UF Board of Trustees will interview Dr. Bell on June 10.

Visit https://t.co/3k8MFTc1et to submit questions and for more information.

[FLORIDA @UF]

Former @AlabamaFTBL coach Nick Saban on UF's Presidential Search Committee unanimously recommending Dr. Stuart Bell to the BOT as the sole finalist to serve as the university’s 14th president ⬇️

[FLORIDA @UF]

Dr. Stuart Bell has been unanimously recommended by UF’s Presidential Search Committee as the sole finalist for consideration by the Board of Trustees to serve as the University of Florida’s 14th president.
https://t.co/geBPiPgb4X

[FLORIDA @UF]

📣 See you soon at #UFhomecoming, @NikkiGlaser!🎤

[FLORIDA @UF]

The future of the University of Florida in the @CityofJax is taking shape!

Here’s a sneak peek at preliminary conceptual renderings by @edgemoordevel for the first new building planned for the downtown UF campus.

[FLORIDA @UF]

.@UF_IFAS researchers are studying velvet beans as a potential plant-based source of treatment for Parkinson’s disease. https://t.co/xnDA2KEp5q

[FLORIDA @UF]

The Canvas Learning Management System experienced a global outage Thursday due to a cybersecurity incident targeting Instructure, Canvas’ parent company. 

UF leadership is continuing to work with Instructure to monitor the situation as it develops. 

At this time, Canvas is back online. Going forward, all updates regarding the operational status of Canvas will be posted on the IT Alerts Dashboard. 

Course instructors are encouraged to review their Canvas pages and course materials. As a reminder, there are resources available for course instructors to support alternative methods for course delivery. Additional support is available from the e-Learning Support team. 

If you need further assistance, you may contact the @UF_InfoTech Help Desk using the resources below:

[FLORIDA @UF]

As you may be aware, the Canvas Learning Management System is currently experiencing an outage due to a cybersecurity incident targeting Instructure, the parent company of Canvas.

This incident is not isolated to the University of Florida and is affecting more than 8,000 educational institutions worldwide. 

UF leadership is aware of the situation and is monitoring it.

If you are enrolled for Summer A, Summer C or Summer A/C, all of which begin Monday, May 11, please look for communications from your instructors regarding how classes will be conducted if Canvas is still unavailable on Monday.

If you need further assistance, you may contact the UF Help Desk at (352) 392-HELP (4357) or [email protected].

In addition, be alert for phishing attempts or unexpected messages that appear to be from Canvas or other university systems. Report anything suspicious to the UFIT Help Desk by calling (352) 392-HELP (4357) or emailing [email protected]. 

Additional information by Instructure can be found on their official Canvas Status page at: https://t.co/dwqMApamgr.

[FLORIDA @UF]

As you may be aware, the Canvas Learning Management System is currently experiencing an outage due to a cybersecurity incident targeting Instructure, the parent company of Canvas.

This incident is not isolated to the University of Florida and is affecting more than 8,000 educational institutions worldwide. 

UF leadership is aware of the situation and is monitoring it.

If you are enrolled for Summer A, Summer C or Summer A/C, all of which begin Monday, May 11, please look for communications from your instructors regarding how classes will be conducted if Canvas is still unavailable on Monday.

If you need further assistance, you may contact the UF Help Desk at (352) 392-HELP (4357) or [email protected].

In addition, be alert for phishing attempts or unexpected messages that appear to be from Canvas or other university systems. Report anything suspicious to the UFIT Help Desk by calling (352) 392-HELP (4357) or emailing [email protected]. 

Additional information by Instructure can be found on their official Canvas Status page at: https://t.co/dwqMApamgr.