From Haiti to Kofi, a busy spring semester at UF
It was jam-packed spring semester at the University of Florida. After years of negotiations, UF and its faculty union agreed on a new contract. A push to renovate the Reitz Union was met with a push...
View ArticleUF clears professor in Haiti travel investigation
The University of Florida has cleared a professor of wrongdoing in an investigation involving documentary students who traveled to Haiti despite a university ban on travel there. A report issued...
View ArticleHaiti film shown, controversial footage included
After watching a documentary on Haiti made by two University of Florida students, it’s clearer to me why they felt the need to return to the country after the earthquake. UF banned travel to Haiti...
View ArticleProject Haiti holds 5K run, return to Haiti uncertain
Project Haiti is holding a charity run Saturday to raise money for its annual trip, but it’s still uncertain whether it will head back to Haiti. More than 300 participants are expected to take part in...
View ArticleUF restricts Haiti travel due to cholera outbreak
The University of Florida is again banning undergraduate students from traveling to Haiti — this time because of a cholera outbreak. In a memo issued Sunday, UF Provost Joe Glover said travel to Haiti...
View ArticleUF student film playing at Fort Lauderdale festival
University of Florida graduate students Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin experienced an earthquake and a controversy with university officials to complete a documentary on Haiti. Now they’re getting a...
View ArticleUF showing Haiti film as part of earthquake events
In the spring, the University of Florida battled with two students for shooting a documentary in Haiti in defiance of a ban on travel there. Apparently all is forgiven. UF today issued a news release...
View ArticleUF marking Haiti earthquake anniversary
The University of Florida is marking the first anniversary of the Haiti earthquake with several events this week. On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake with an epicenter about 16 miles west of...
View ArticleFamily remembers UF alumnus killed in quake
In my stories about Haiti over the past week, I neglected to mention University of Florida alumnus Brendan Beck. Beck was killed when the Port-au-Prince hotel where he was staying collapsed in the...
View ArticleUF lifts some restrictions on travel to Haiti
The University of Florida is easing its restrictions on travel to Haiti. UF had limited travel to Haiti following last year’s earthquake and a subsequent cholera outbreak. The restrictions had stifled...
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