Florida college seized by DeSantis in ‘anti-woke’ push to triple in size

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has overseen a political takeover of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus by New College of Florida. This move aims to expand the conservative-oriented college and has drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers alleging political motives.

New College of Florida to acquire USF Sarasota-Manatee in deal that leading Democratic lawmaker says ‘reeks of grift’ A liberal arts college seized by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, and transformed into a model for conservative higher education is to triple in size after state Republicans engineered a hostile takeover of a rival university’s campus. New College of Florida, which is controlled by DeSantis’s hand-picked board of trustees, will acquire the Sarasota-Manatee campus of the University of South Florida (USF) next month in a deal described by a leading Florida Democrat as “a grift”. Continue reading...