Students and volunteers feel safe at UF COVID-19 testing sites
With an expected increase in COVID-19 test distributions this Spring, UF considers the safety and health of students, volunteers and employees February 8, 2021 | 6:45am EST Christopher Dawes, 20, a UF health science sophomore and Tri Gators member, leaves the Stephen C. O Connell Center after getting tested for Covid-19 on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Photo by Lauren Witte | The Independent Florida Alligator
A hit pop track echoes in the distance. A lone plastic straw sits in the grass. Anxious students keep their heads down as they desperately search for an isolated corner to begin spitting into a vial.
Tomorrow’s homework: UF launches new diversity, equity and inclusion training
The 40-minute course is meant to provide a groundwork for students as a part of UF’s ongoing anti-racism campaign Screenshot of EVERFi course.
UF students received an email alerting them to a new assignment. But it wasn’t classwork from any of their professors.
“Hate, bias, discrimination, and racism have no place at the University of Florida,” the email read, inviting students to an online diversity, equity and inclusion training course.
UF paid $38,000 to implement a diversity, equity and inclusion training program for students and faculty as a part of its anti-racism initiatives. The 40-minute training is recommended for all students, faculty and staff and covers topics such as discrimination, intersectionality, oppression, inclusion and identity. The course had a deadline of Jan. 31 for faculty and staff but is still accessible as a resource. Students have un