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Nicole Stedman takes on new position as Dean of UF’s Graduate School Her role involves understanding graduate issues, administering policies and advocating for the graduate students. Photograph of Nicole Stedman. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Stedman) Graduate students have been unsatisfied with UF’s administration and lack of transparency, but UF’s new Graduate School dean intends to give graduate students a voice within the university. Nicole Stedman, soon-to-be associate provost and dean of UF’s Graduate School, will be responsible for understanding the cur...

Graduate students worry about UF’s plans to demolish 40% of graduate housing Students expressed disappointment with the lack of transparency Photo by Aubrey Bocalan | The Independent Florida Alligator Emily Fahey worries about where she would raise her two young daughters if UF follows its plans to demolish Maguire Village and University Village South, two of the five graduate and f...

With an eye to the future, city commissioners on Wednesday night heard from a wide range of young people, telling them the kind of city they want Gainesville to become. For several hours, commissioners listened to students ranging in age from 15 to 30, including those in middle school up to the university level. Mayor Lauren Poe told those at the hearing that the outcomes of decisions made now by commissioners may not be seen until years after they are out of office, “for better or worse.” He said that’s why it is so important to hear from young people now to give input to  “make a ...