Change comes swiftly to New College as DeSantis appointees replace president – Tampa Bay Times

SARASOTA — Carrying signs and wearing stickers and buttons Tuesday, hundreds of students, faculty and alumni filled the courtyard outside the building where the six new trustees appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to New College’s board of trustees were to meet for the first time. “Jesus would not have wanted this,” one sign said. Others … Read more

Richard Corcoran becomes interim president of Sarasota’s New College – Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The whirlwind unleashed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that rapidly is reshaping New College of Florida picked up speed Tuesday with the president fired amid a broad leadership overhaul that capped a momentous few hours for the Sarasota school. A slate of new board members installed by DeSantis earlier this month replaced college President Patricia Okker … Read more

DeSantis college plan would cut diversity programs, review tenured faculty – The Washington Post

Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday called for diversity programs to be dismantled on the state’s college campuses and suggested that tenured professors should be subject to employment review at any time, as he laid out a multipronged agenda on higher education. At a news conference, DeSantis … Read more

Big changes come to New College of Florida during Board of Trustees meeting – Sarasota Herald-Tribune

6:30 p.m. | New College Board of Trustees appoints Richard Corcoran as interim president Despite a last-minute effort by Student Body President Grace Keenan to postpone the decision, the New College Board of Trustees appointed former Republican state House speaker and education commissioner Richard Corcoran, a close ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis and ardent supporter … Read more

4 Tampa Bay road projects would be expedited under DeSantis plan – Axios

Axios on facebook Axios on twitter Axios on linkedin Axios on email Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios While he’s in the driver’s seat for another legislative session, Gov. Ron DeSantis is gassing up transportation funding. Driving the news: DeSantis announced his “Moving Florida Forward” transportation infrastructure proposal on Monday. If approved, it would expedite 20 major interstate … Read more

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ transportation proposal includes I-95 interchange at U.S. 1 in Ormond – Daytona Beach News-Journal

Long decried as dangerous, an antiquated interchange between Interstate 95 and U.S. 1 in Ormond Beach has long been on local transportation officials’ list of needs. Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced “Moving Florida Forward,” a $4 billion program to advance 20 projects, including the Ormond Beach interchange, projected to cost $340 million alone. If approved … Read more

DeSantis’ Hillsdale approach to Florida college shouldn’t raise alarms – USA TODAY

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken up the mantle as the most hated Republican in the country, and he sports it proudly.  That’s no easy distinction, coming after the likes of former President Donald Trump, who drove Democrats wild. The left’s ire, however, has shifted to the Sunshine State governor as he continues to rise in stature … Read more

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