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Former DeSantis Aide Fired From New Job After Being Arrested Again for Indecent Exposure: Police

Former DeSantis aide Fred Piccolo was fired from New College after a new indecent exposure arrest.

Latin Times

A tower topped with a pangolin! The Oxford university building inspired by Tolkien … and the pandemic

A chubby, rhubarb and custard-coloured tower bedecked with anteaters and moles make a fun neighbour to the city’s dreaming spires. It’s left some locals lost for words

The Guardian - UK

Florida college fires Chinese professor under state’s ‘countries of concern’ law

New College of Florida fired Kevin Wang, a professor who sought asylum and is authorized to work in the US

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‘He feels empowered’: DeSantis kicks off takeover of second liberal Florida school

Republican governor installs conservatives including self-described anti-feminist to University of West Florida board

The Guardian - US

Florida liberal arts college reinstates ‘wokeness’ course amid furore

Course set to be taught by controversial British ‘anti-woke’ media commentator Andrew Doyle

The Guardian - US

Revealed: Florida liberal arts college in rightwing hiring spree after takeover

With Trump returning to power, rightwingers may seek to replicate New College of Florida’s experience across US

The Guardian - US

Florida university to host extremist after DeSantis-led lurch to right

Next month, New College of Florida will welcome activist and writer Steve Sailer, a ‘proponent of scientific racism’

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‘Far from ideal’: DeSantis’s war on ‘woke’ colleges goes painfully awry

Republican Florida governor’s attack on universities suffers twin embarrassments of book dump and spending scandal

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Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida college

A tiny Florida college is once again at the center of the state's culture wars after a dumpster left the campus library filled with hundreds of books

The Independent UK

Florida college trashed hundreds of books — including many focusing on LGBTQ and race issues

Progressive state college has been at center of Governor Ron DeSantis’s campaign against diversity and inclusion programs in higher ed

The Independent UK

Professors’ union sanctions Florida college over ‘political’ DeSantis takeover

Vote to sanction New College follows investigation into governor’s ‘politically, racially, and ideologically motivated attacks’

The Guardian - US

‘We are easy targets’: professor speaks out on quitting over Republican culture wars

Louisiana State University professor Robert Mann is tired of battling state politicians as the GOP fights to seize control of US colleges and universities

The Guardian - US

Amid conservative makeover, New College of Florida sticks with DeSantis ally Corcoran as president

Trustees of the New College of Florida have voted to stick with a Ron Desantis ally as the school’s president amid a conservative makeover launched by the governor

The Independent UK

Attorneys for college taken over by DeSantis allies threaten to sue 'alternate' school

Attorneys for New College of Florida, the traditionally progressive public liberal arts college that was taken over by allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis as part of his “war on woke,” is threatening to sue a group of former faculty members and students

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The Guardian - US

‘Where learning goes to die’: DeSantis’s rightwing takeover of a liberal arts college

Small liberal arts college is being steadily eroded by a DeSantis-aligned board, in ominous sign for higher studies in a country torn by culture wars

The Guardian - UK

Dame Patricia Morgan-Webb obituary

Other lives: A dynamic force within the further education sector in England and the first college principal to receive a damehood for services to FE

Reason

New College of Florida Embraces Affirmative Action for Men

In an attempt to make the student body more conservative, Christopher Rufo says the school is actively "rebalancing" the ratio of male and female students.

The Guardian - US

Florida’s attacks on academic freedom just got even worse

Ron DeSantis has put the rightwing activist Christopher Rufo in charge of ‘reforming’ a liberal arts college and remaking it in a rightwing mold

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Florida students and professors say a new law censors academic freedom. They're suing to stop it

College students and professors in Florida are suing over a new law that they say censors academic freedom

The Guardian - US

‘I’m not wanted’: Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee

Ron DeSantis’s slew of laws attacking teaching of race and gender issues sees state’s colleges struggle to fill faculty posts

The Guardian - US

Cries of cronyism as DeSantis bids to place rightwing ally at top university

Florida Atlantic’s search for new president halted by state officials after ‘war on woke’ Republican Randy Fine omitted from shortlist

Reason

Firing a Professor for 'Left-Wing' Views Is Unconstitutional

But Chris Rufo bragged about breaking the law anyway.

The Independent UK

Conservative trustees choose 'Mighty Banyans' for Florida college mascot

The New College of Florida trustees dominated by conservatives appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis chose a new mascot Thursday for the Sarasota school: The Mighty Banyans

Tribune News Service

New College of Florida faculty votes to censure trustees

TAMPA, Fla. — Faculty members at New College of Florida have taken the unusual step of censuring the school’s board of trustees for “disregarding their fiduciary duties,” according to a letter sent to college leaders Monday.

The Independent UK

Students at Florida college targeted by Ron DeSantis will hold alternative graduation ceremony

Students raise over $105,000 to oppose ‘hostile takeover’ prompted by governor’s appointment of conservative trustees

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