dividing the university of florida campus. on one side are university professors who say historically they have been permitted to offer their paid expert opinion outside of the classroom. on the other side university administrators who recently sought to prevent three political science professors from testifying in a voting rights lawsuit against the administration of governor ron desantis. the university had said the professors couldn t testify because it might create a conflict of interest between the state run university and the executive branch of the state of florida. after much criticism on friday, the university announced it would reverse its decision and will now allow those faculty members to testify. but despite the reversal, three faculty members are suing the president provost, and board of trustees over the under lying issue. their case had followed others in which the university reportedly denied other professor requests to provide expert testimony. here s how the miami h