The University of Florida is recognized again on the #ForbesNewIvies list of public institutions — highlighting UF’s leadership in preparing students for an AI-driven workforce. ➡️ brnw.ch/NewIvy26

Bigger. Better. Louder. 🐊 theswamprenovation.com

A message from UF BOT Chair, Mori Hosseini, on President-elect Bell taking the lead during a time of historic growth for the University of Florida. UF momentum is strong as we make way on the progress of our UF Jacksonville campus, undergraduate housing project, the much-anticipated renovation of The Swamp and more. ➡️ brnw.ch/UFupdates

President-elect Dr. Stuart Bell on leading the University of Florida 🐊

The UF Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to select Dr. Stuart Bell as the University of Florida’s next president. Dr. Bell will become UF’s 14th president, pending ratification by the Florida Board of Governors. news.ufl.edu/2026/06/bell-se…

By mapping millions of galaxies, a @UF_CLAS astronomer is helping lead a groundbreaking effort to build the largest 3D map of the universe. 🌌brnw.ch/21x3brI

.@UFVetMed to the rescue🦏

A great campus welcome to Dr. Stuart Bell at today’s student, faculty and staff forums🐊

Join us today to speak with Dr. Stuart Bell

Dr. Stuart Bell will hold forums tomorrow at Emerson Hall with the campus community⬇️ - Students: 1 p.m. - Faculty: 2:15 p.m. - Employees: 3:30 p.m.

A @UF_CLAS student is satellite-tagging sea turtles to help solve Florida's boat-strike crisis. 🐢 news.ufl.edu/2026/05/turtle-…

Exciting news for future Gators! 🐊🤩 The University of Florida will add Early Decision as an admission application option, providing first-time students with the opportunity to secure their spot in the Gator Nation at an earlier stage of the admissions cycle.  This binding option will allow highly qualified students, who are confident in UF as their clear first choice, to apply as early as Aug. 1 and receive an admissions decision by Dec. 11. news.ufl.edu/2026/05/early-d…

Dr. Stuart Bell will visit and hold forums with the campus community on June 3 at Emerson Hall. Students, faculty and staff are invited to submit questions ahead of these sessions by May 31. ➡️ presidentsearch.ufl.edu/ask-…

More than a landmark. Century Tower was built in memory of students and alumni who died in service. This Memorial Day and every day, we remember and honor them. 🇺🇸

The University of Florida was copied this week on a letter that included allegations related to its presidential search process, including the false assertion that UF violated state law to avoid public transparency in selecting a presidential search finalist.     That allegation is categorically untrue.     The University of Florida has complied fully with both Florida law and the regulations established by the Board of Governors throughout every stage of this presidential search.    Florida’s presidential search framework intentionally establishes a two-phase process.  In the first phase, state law expressly requires confidentiality for applicants and search committee deliberations.  Committee members sign non-disclosure agreements, and candidate interviews, discussions, and the selection process are legally required to be conducted outside of the public view.  The law further provides that while a finalist may be publicly announced, information regarding other candidates and committee deliberations remain confidential.      This framework was adopted for a reason: without confidentiality, many of the nation’s most qualified candidates simply would not participate in public university searches. Florida’s process reflects a deliberate policy choice by the Legislature and the Board of Governors to ensure universities can attract the strongest possible candidates while still providing robust public scrutiny of finalists.    The second phase of the process, the phase now underway, is entirely public.    The search finalist, Dr. Stuart Bell will participate in public forums open to faculty, students, staff, the public and the media.  Members of the community will have the opportunity to ask questions on a wide range of topics, including Dr. Bell’s positions and leadership decisions regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.    In addition to these forums, the Board of Trustees will interview Dr. Bell at a public meeting.  If selected as president-elect, the Florida Board of Governors will interview Dr. Bell at a public confirmation hearing.  Both hearings are open to the public, including students, faculty, staff, the public and the media.     Reasonable people may hold differing views regarding any candidate. But it is wrong to suggest that UF circumvented the law or operated outside the bounds of transparency established by the State of Florida.  The University followed the exact process required under Florida law, a process designed to both protect the integrity of the search and ensure meaningful public accountability.    The University of Florida remains fully committed to selecting a president who will advance UF’s trajectory as one of the nation’s premier public research universities while remaining aligned with the values, priorities, and laws of the State of Florida.    We encourage all interested members of the UF community to participate in the public forums and public meetings ahead.

.@EDSecMcMahon is correct. DEI is discriminatory by design, antithetical to the purpose of a university, and incompatible with the pursuit of truth. The University of Florida has already acted on that conviction. In December 2025, our Board of Trustees adopted institutional neutrality and embedded an anti-DEI mandate within the presidential contract itself, ensuring that no university funds, public or private, will underwrite DEI at this institution. Dr. Stuart Bell stands with Secretary McMahon, the Board, and the people of Florida on this. He is ready to lead UF forward as a university defined by merit, rigor, and the pursuit of truth.

Dr. Stuart Bell will visit Gainesville on June 3 to meet with students, faculty and staff. Members of the UF community are invited to join forums beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Emerson Hall. The UF Board of Trustees will interview Dr. Bell on June 10. Visit presidentsearch.ufl.edu to submit questions and for more information.

Former @AlabamaFTBL coach Nick Saban on UF's Presidential Search Committee unanimously recommending Dr. Stuart Bell to the BOT as the sole finalist to serve as the university’s 14th president ⬇️

Dr. Stuart Bell has been unanimously recommended by UF’s Presidential Search Committee as the sole finalist for consideration by the Board of Trustees to serve as the University of Florida’s 14th president. news.ufl.edu/2026/05/preside…