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Months after what critics have decried as a conservative takeover at New College of Florida, students and professors say a sense of confusion and anxiety looms over the start of fall semester in Sarasota, Florida.

Months after what critics have decried as a conservative takeover at New College of Florida, students and professors say a sense of confusion and anxiety looms over the start of fall semester in Sarasota, Florida.

Amy Reid, a member of the school’s Board of Trustees, said course options have dwindled after nearly 40% of faculty members have resigned.

  • MicroWave@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    You have to read the article for all the shenanigans happening at this college, but here are a few

    Leffler is an urban studies major, but he said most of his professors have resigned.

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    Once heralded as a progressive liberal arts school, New College of Florida has found itself at the center of the state’s culture war over education.

    In January, Gov. Ron DeSantis replaced six of the 13 members on the college’s Board of Trustees. New members include Christopher Rufo, who who has been at the forefront of the conservative movement against critical race theory.