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The University of North Florida told faculty about a new policy earlier this year that would allow them to teach fewer classes per semester in return for increased research assignments. When UNF’s chapter of the United Faculty of Florida issued a cease and desist letter on May 13, the next day the university said it...

Well, I guess it’s finally over… for now. Two weeks ago, the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and the University of North Florida reached an agreement on new procedures concerning post-tenure review. These updated policies will ensure that faculty aren’t ranked against each other and undergo a simple review process, as well as receive financial...

The University of North Florida administration and its faculty union have come to an agreement on how to implement performance reviews for tenured faculty.

“Good luck hiring people. They’re not going to come.” Those were the final words from faculty as they swept out of the University of North Florida Board of Trustees quarterly meeting Monday morning. Seconds before, the Board approved the university-proposed post-tenure review policy in a 12-1 vote.  Mike Binder, UNF’s faculty association president and the...

The University of North Florida (UNF) administration and the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) Union are facing an impasse as the organizations aren’t able to agree on proposed tenure changes as a result of a new state law requiring post-tenure review.

UNF faculty is locked in a battle with the university’s board of trustees over the details of soon-to-be implemented five-year post-tenure reviews.

Five days before the Board of Trustees is set to vote on the University of North Florida’s post-tenure review final policy, President Moez Limayem announced in an email to faculty Wednesday afternoon that the university has officially declared an impasse. A version of the policy has now been forwarded to the BOT for approval without...

On the heels of what has been described as a “hot labor summer” gripping the country the likes of which the American public has not seen in decades, the collective strength of workers at the University of North Florida has never been more palpable. Amidst months-long writer and actor strikes, the United Faculty of Florida...

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The faculty union issued a cease-and-desist order to the University of North Florida administration and Board of Trustees Friday evening, according to a copy of the letter read by Spinnaker. It states that the university should cease and desist the implementation of the proposed post-tenure review process. On Thursday, a UNF committee met to discuss...