Palestine

Legal proceedings continued Wednesday for two of the nine pro-Palestine protesters who were arrested on the University of Florida campus in April.

USF is penalizing two students for their actions connected to pro-Palestinian rallies in April. The students say their punishments are disproportionate.

The university also placed limits on when, and how long activities can be held on campus.

The speaker was heckled and there were "Free Palestine" chants during his speech. Six students who took part were ID'd, and president Richard Corcoran said they must write an apology or take a civil discourse class.

A Jewish community group thanks school leadership for addressing "antisemitic" activity on campus while pro-Palestinian protesting groups say the administration is failing to support its Palestinian students.

The University of Florida has the largest endowment of any university in the state and like elsewhere in the county, protesters are demanding divesture from companies doing business with Israel. While learning its investments is impossible, seeing its underwhelming investment returns isn’t.

At a press conference at UF, DeSantis praised university leadership and law enforcement throughout the state for not negotiating with pro-Palestinian protesters.

This week, we speak to WUSF reporters about their experience covering the pro-Palestinian protests on the USF campus, along with two local historians who talk about the history of protests in Tampa and at USF.

This week, we speak to WUSF reporters about their experience covering the pro-Palestinian protests on the USF campus, along with two local historians who talk about the history of protests in Tampa and at USF.

Protesters at the University of Florida, University of South Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida and University of North Florida are demanding the schools divest from Israel.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss Florida’s 6-week ban as it goes into effect, the latest on campus protests, the arrests at the University of Florida, a proposed stadium in St. Petersburg for the Tampa Bay Rays, negotiations between the city of Jacksonville and the NFL Jaguars over massive stadium renovations, and a roundup of environmental stories.

A memo was sent to Florida’s 12 public universities and colleges urging them to use any means necessary to keep grads and their families safe.