DATA: Continual tracker of ACCENT spending over time
Look through this list to see how much UF Student Government has spent over the years on various speakers, musicians, and other talent.
Check back for updates occasionally as this is a running list that will be updated every time we get new information. Some years are under-reported due to lack of data; values reported only represent what we have records for and what ACCENT paid from student funds.
TOTAL: $4,563,500 (2007-2023)
2007: $62,500
2008: $158,000
Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman: $40,000
Soledad O’Brien: $35,000
Michael Uslan: $12,500
Douglas Jacoby & Michael Shermer: $15,000
Bob Saget: $55,000
Justin McCarty: $500
2010: $374,500
Megan McCain: $10,000
John Legend: $90,000
Hill Harper: $30,000
Christopher Hitchens & Dinesh D’Souza: $33,000
Steve Wozniak: $70,000
Ishmael Khaldi: $1,000
Alina Fernandez: $10,000
Joe Randazzo & Seth Reiss: $15,000
Dan Savage: $10,500
Jeff Johnson: $12,000
Jamal Langley: $5,000
Andy Samberg: $72,000
Sarah Weddington: $7,500
Josh Esposito: $8,500
2011: $112,000
2012: $167,500
Erin Andrews: $15,000
Seth Meyers: $50,000
Billy Joel: $25,000
Dewey Bozella: $12,500
Rudy Giuliani: $65,000
2013: $203,000
Bill Nye & Neil DeGrasse Tyson: $40,000
Vince Gilligan: $60,000
Anthony Rapp: $15,000
Ron Paul: $55,000
Maya Angelou: $33,000
2014: $188,000
Stephen A. Smith: $26,500
Jay Carney: $38,500
George Takei: $45,000
Lonnie “Common” Rashid Lynn: $38,000
Jonah Peretti: $40,000
2015: $175,000
Al Sharpton & Raymond Kelly: $60,000
Abby Wambach: $20,000
Jim Obergefell: $20,000
Robin Wright: $75,000
2016: $463,000
Arianna Huffington: $80,000
Alex Rodriguez: $85,000
Scott Kelly: $55,000
Jane Goodall: $63,000
Trevor Noah: $90,000
Paul Rudd & Dave Itzkoff: $90,000
2017: $383,000
R. L. Stine: $27,500
Carly Fiorina: $70,000
Kal Penn: $65,000
Ben Shapiro: $15,000
Kenan Thompson & Michael Che: $100,000
Chelsea Handler: $105,500 (moderated by Jacob Soboroff who declined payment)
2018: $423,000
Aly Raisman: $56,000
Jodi Kantor: $20,000
Armando “Pitbull” Christian Perez: $130,000
Jay Pharoah: $52,000
Jim Jeffries: $125,000
Terry Crews: $40,000
2019: $313,000
Josh Peck: $30,000
Kevin O’Leary: $95,000
Donald Trump, Jr. & Kimberly Guilfoyle: $50,000
Hasan Minhaj: $78,000
John Kasich: $60,000
2020: $335,000
Bill Nelson & Mel Martinez: $0
Anita Hill: $30,000
Malala Yousefzai: $100,000
Patrice Cullors, Alicia Garza & Opal Tometi: $30,000
John Mulaney: $50,000
Rob Riggle: $35,000
Prince Royce: $65,000
B. J. Novak: $25,000
2021: $410,000
Emmanuel Acho: $110,000
Oscar Nunez & Brian Baumgartner: $70,000
Cody Ko, Noel Miller & David Dobrik: $120,000
Tiffany Haddish: $75,000
Tabbitha Brown: $35,000
2022: $351,000
2023: $445,000
Giancarlo Esposito: $40,000
Josh Peck: $40,000
Chad Michael Murray & James Lafferty: $100,000
Robert “Gronk” Gronkowski: $105,000
John Green: $85,000
Rainn Wilson: $75,000