Florida’s higher education system has always been a beacon of innovation and creativity. Policies meant to stifle academic freedom threaten to narrow the scope of higher education and hinder the ability for students, faculty and graduate assistants to succeed. We must continue to champion open inquiry, critical thinking, and exposure to diverse viewpoints.
Preserving academic freedoms in higher education is essential for maintaining high-quality colleges and universities.
The United Faculty of Florida’s faculty, graduate assistants and staff work to preserve the academic freedoms of Florida’s students.
Academic freedom remains the best means of ensuring college students receive an education that is broad, flexible, and non-doctrinaire.
On campus mental health support can make a difference for overburdened and overworked faculty, staff and students.
The Florida Education Association, alongside the United Faculty of Florida, has filed a petition against the Florida Department of Education for the recent State Board of Education Rule 6A-14.092. The rule is an unlawful and unconstitutional overreach of agency authority that violates Florida’s Administrative Procedure Act and undermines academic freedom and campus safety. The rule […]
The Florida Education Association (FEA) and the United Faculty of Florida (UFF), representing educators, faculty, and graduate assistants statewide, strongly oppose the state’s creation of a politically driven accreditor for public colleges and universities. This move directly threatens the independence, integrity, and academic credibility of the state’s higher education system. By allowing political interference into […]
Earlier today, Florida State University experienced an active shooter event, which has so far resulted in the deaths of two individuals and hospitalized several others. First and foremost, our thoughts are with those who have been impacted and their loved ones. No parent, guardian or loved one should have to contend with the news that […]
The Florida Education Association has released the following statement addressing SB 2C, one of Florida’s recent immigration bills signed today by Governor DeSantis: “Florida’s recent immigration bill SB 2C concerns us for many reasons, but the main two we want to address are the ending of in-state tuition for Florida’s students and the lack of […]
The United Faculty of Florida is FEA's higher education affiliate — with faculty members at all 12 of Florida's public universities, 16 state and community colleges, and four K-12 lab schools; and graduate assistants at four universities. Learn more about UFF.
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The Florida Education Association is the state’s largest association of professional employees, with more than 120,000 members. We are affiliated nationally with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the National Education Association (NEA) and the national AFL-CIO.
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