University of Florida

New details emerged Thursday about the criminal case against 19-year-old Jalen Kitna. It originated with a tip to police in June – months before the football season started – about an internet account that police said they traced to Kitna.

Florida Gators backup quarterback Jalen James Kitna is facing five felony counts of possession and distribution of child pornography. Kitna, was arrested Wednesday at his off-campus apartment. He is accused of sharing two illegal images with other internet users over the Discord social media service.

The University of Florida has the largest population of Jewish students of all public universities in the nation, and campus organizations continue to show solidarity and host events combating hate.

The University of Florida Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously approved U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the panel's pick to be the school's next president, as the Nebraska Republican pledged to practice “political celibacy” if he ultimately gets the job.

FSU and UF maintained top-20 rankings among the nation’s public universities, while other Florida universities improved in the annual list by U.S. News & World Report.

Florida State University and the University of Florida plan to file arguments at the state Supreme Court in support of a woman who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was hit by a pickup truck in an incident that involved underage drinking.

A faculty committee charged with looking into how the University of Florida hired Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo found “numerous irregularities” that raised concerns. Ladapo was quickly hired to a tenured position at the university in addition to his duties at the Florida Department of Health.

WFSU has found more than two-thirds of Florida’s public universities have sitting trustees whose terms have expired. And there are no new appointments in sight—which is starting to create tensions between the people charged with overseeing the universities and those running them day-to-day.

Kent Fuchs, the president of the University of Florida during the school’s ascension to a Top 5 ranked public university but whose leadership was questioned over his reluctance to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis, said Wednesday he will step down.

The University of Florida is facing public headwinds amid reports that it has blocked several professors from testifying in lawsuits against the state. Problems for the school first arose when UF said three of its political science professors couldn’t serve as paid expert witnesses in a voting rights case. The school has since backtracked. Yet, while the situation is being viewed as a free speech issue, some scholars say it's part of broader concerns over academic freedom.