land-grant-university

I’ve been feeling a little cynical about universities these last few days, including my own. Politicians frequently use universities and their faculty as punching bags, accusing us of being a training ground for leftists radicals and saying ignorant things about the ‘value’ the social sciences and humanities.

“One in 10 University of Florida students reports going hungry at times. Among students from low-income families, the hunger rate is twice that." Jack Payne, Vice President of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences