University of Florida

University of Florida President Bernie Machen said Thursday he was withdrawing a plan to eliminate faculty sick leave payouts while also considering ways to boost revenue such as expanding online classes and increasing the number of out-of-state students.

University of Florida President Bernie Machen established the program in 2006. It provides grants to UF students who are the first in their families to attend college and are from low-income households in Florida. The funds the students receive are ...

 FL said University of Florida president Bernie Machen. "We believe we are going to see a significant base cut." UF would lose $50 million from its base budget under the Senate plan and $108-million under the House plan. To that end, Machen on Thursday ...

By khowell This op-ed appeared in The Miami Herald, Tallahassee Democrat and Gainesville Sun. By: Bernie Machen Bernie Machen is the president of the University of Florida. Last week’s headlines about the soaring costs of college may cause some to ask why Florida’s public universities and Gov. Char...

By Kim Priestap It's because of politics. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - University of Florida President Bernie Machen said Friday he was "tremendously disappointed" with the school's Faculty Senate vote to deny former Gov. Jeb Bush an honorary degree.