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The 1971 "Black Thursday" protest to improve conditions for Blacks at the University of Florida will be a part of the focus of a new exhibit at the Matheson Historical Museum.

The Historic Haile Homestead will begin two daily tours again in December as it, like other cultural organizations, recover from the pandemic.

Gainesville and Activism have an intertwined history: from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s to the BLM protests in 2020.

BOG member alleges improper influence on FSU presidential search A letter from FSU's accrediting body may have killed Richard Corcoran's bid. A member of the State University System Board of Governors believes the prospect of disaccreditation may have influenced Florida State University’s search to replace exiting President John Thrasher. Alan Levine sent a letter to Board of Governors Chancellor Marshall Criser III on Sunday questioning whether a letter from the president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges led to Education Commissioner Richard Cor...

Lawmakers, alumni, school officials back Richard Corcoran for FSU President More than a dozen lawmakers, school officials and associations have sent letters of recommendation supporting Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran for Florida State University President. Corcoran applied for the job earlier this week and is one of nearly two dozen applicants seeking the position currently held by John Thrasher, who announced his retirement in September. Letters obtained by Florida Politics show Corcoran has broad support among those he served alongside during his time in the Legislature, which c...