United Faculty of Florida protest UF’s conflict of interest policy
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The United Faculty of Florida are expressing their dissatisfaction with the University of Florida’s response to professors being blocked from testifying against the state.
The faculty union is planning a protest Friday at the intersection of University Avenue and 13th Street at 4 p.m.
They want an outside group to investigate the university’s conflict of interest policy.
UF president, Kent Fuchs, has assembled a task force of primarily UF administrators to make recommendations on the policy.
The task force will meet again Friday morning.
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