2 graduate students missing from University of South Florida, police say TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The University of South Florida Police Department and Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in looking for two missing graduate stud…

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ALERT: Two USF graduate assistants are currently missing. Zamil Limon (27) and Nahida S. Bristy (27) have not been seen or heard from since 4/16/2026.

If you have any information, please contact one of the numbers below. Please spread the word and help us bring them home!

President of @uff-fsu.bsky.social, Dr. Robin Goodman, speaking earlier this legislative session regarding HB1279. #academicfreedom #uffstrong #unionstrong

FAMU faculty to get pay increases after four years. Here's how much Months of bargaining sessions have led to an agreement between the university and the FAMU faculty union on a three-tier structure for pay increases.

“We’re very happy that we’re able to secure a raise for all faculty units."
- UFF-FAMU president, Dr. Samique March-Dallas
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Busted: What Florida’s union busters have been up to | April 2026 (Part 1) A round-up of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and employers in Florida that hire them.

My latest roundup of reported activity by Florida’s union busters and the employers in Florida that hire them: caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...

Faculty Compensation Survey The AAUP publishes faculty compensation survey results in the spring for the current academic year and a full report in the summer.

NEW: Preliminary findings released today from the AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey reveal that real wages for full-time faculty decreased & remain below pre-pandemic levels.

The FCS is the largest independent source of data on faculty salaries. Check out preliminary findings below.

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“Harvard fires us for teaching about Palestine.” Great @bostonglobe.com piece about our standout demanding an end to pervasive anti-Arab, anti-Muslim bias at @harvard.edu
Silence kills.
Repression enables gen0c1de

@rweingarten.bsky.social is in NYC at the National Action Network Convention today, representing @aft.org on a panel of labor leaders speaking to the intersection of labor and civil rights and how unions are fighting for the needs of working people.

UFF First Vice President, Dr. Samique March-Dallas, speaking earlier this legislative session regarding HB1279. #uffstrong #unionstrong

Shirley Chisholm 'Reduced To A Single Footnote' As Florida State University Removes 'Racism' From Sociology Textbook Florida’s higher education board “censored” a general education sociology textbook, the state’s faculty union says, cutting more than half of the book’s original content and removing chapters on racis...

"Examples of the social problems the state wants to silence with the new version of the book include the killing of Trayvon Martin and the Black Lives Matter movement, both of which were removed despite existing in the previous text."
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Court sides with university union in arbitration case A federal court has sided with the University of Florida’s United Faculty of Florida chapter to protect its right to arbitration.

"A 2023 Florida law banned arbitration. That’s a legal process of resolving disputes outside the court system. The law replaced it with a procedure giving university presidents more authority. A federal judge said it conflicted with the Federal Arbitration Act."
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Florida's battle with sociology escalates, critics accuse retaliation Florida officials have spent years transforming higher education in the state, with a particular focus on sociology instruction.

"The changes to the textbook for an introductory sociology course removed about 400 pages from its prior version, including chapters on media and technology, global inequality, race, social stratification, gender and sexuality."
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Florida House Bill 757 triggers campus safety debate at FSU Some students and faculty are concerned about the FL House's proposed bill to allow trained faculty and staff to carry concealed weapons on campus.

"The research shows that with more guns, more people get hurt.”
- Dr. Robin Goodman, @uff-fsu.bsky.social president
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Federal ruling on UF case deals blow to state law limiting faculty dispute appeals Court filings showed multiple professors were denied arbitration after challenging terminations and performance reviews under the law.

"The Florida Legislature overstepped its constitutional authority, and today that overreach was rightly overturned."
- Dr. Cassanello, UFF President
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Florida professors quietly defy restrictions on race and gender: ‘This is how authoritarianism works’ Sociology faculty are refusing to alter syllabi, even as state targets how race, gender and inequality are taught

“We’re reminding people that they can’t discipline you based on word of mouth. If they’re threatening to suspend or investigate someone, or issue a letter of caution, it has to be based on something."
- Dr. Robert Cassanello, UFF President
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Lawmakers seeding partisan activism through campus centers | Opinion To be clear, the solution is not for the legislature to fund centers advocating for opposing political ideologies.

When lawmakers shape campus centers, academic freedom is at risk. A new Tallahassee Democrat op-ed from @unitedfacultyfl.bsky.social President and a FIU faculty member explains why faculty voices matter. Read more here:
www.tallahassee.com/story/opinio...

#UFF #Union #HigherEducation #AcademicSky

Federal Court Sides with Higher Education Union to Protect Faculty Arbitration Rights GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Today, a federal court ruled in favor of the University of Florida’s United Faculty of Florida chapter and its collective bargaining agreement by protecting the right to arbitration.

"This is not only a win for faculty & graduate assistants, but for our students who deserve to attend colleges & universities that are grounded in the right of faculty to teach w/out political interference & students to learn without fear."
- Dr. Casanello, UFF President
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UFF president, Dr. Cassanello, speaking at last month's @floridaea.bsky.social press conference #academicfreedom #uffstrong #unionstrong

Florida bill to arm college professors, staff faces opposition Florida students and faculty oppose a bill allowing college professors to carry concealed weapons on campus, citing safety concerns.

“The police neutralized the shooter on April 17 in 2 minutes & 17 seconds, & they have told us that they wouldn't have been able to do that if there had been other guns on the scene.

We’d be more at risk if there were more guns on campus.”
- @uff-fsu.bsky.social Pres

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Faculty union, administrators remain at impasse over salary raises UCF faculty and administration remain stagnant over proposed pay increases after the United Faculty of Florida rejected a contract proposal offering no merit raises and one-time payments for the 2025-...

According to a UFF survey, “about 90% of professors rejected the 0% raises and one-time payments.”
www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/news/faculty...

UCF staff, student respond to Florida freezing H-1B visa hires The hiring freeze is in effect until Jan. 5, 2027.

"Limiting the pool of potential employees does nothing to further the mission of Florida's colleges and universities."
- @andrewspar.bsky.social
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Two US states warned suspension of new tech visas for universities will hurt science Move by Florida and Texas could be 'devastating' for research and other sectors experts warn amid concerns bans could spread

"This decision will have a ‘devastating impact’ on research in Florida, especially in the hard sciences and engineering."
www.chemistryworld.com/news/two-us-...

Lawmakers seeding partisan activism through campus centers | Opinion To be clear, the solution is not for the legislature to fund centers advocating for opposing political ideologies.

When lawmakers shape campus centers, academic freedom is at risk. A new Tallahassee Democrat op-ed from @unitedfacultyfl.bsky.social President and a FIU faculty member explains why faculty voices matter. Read more here:

www.tallahassee.com/story/opinio...

#UFF #Union #HigherEducation #AcademicSky

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Florida bills could cripple teacher, faculty unions, labor leaders say A teacher called the legislation a “slap in the face,” but a GOP senator who is pushing it says unions don’t really represent all the employees they claim.

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