{"id":2025419,"date":"2023-09-08T03:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T07:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-college-of-florida-faces-housing-shortage-and-liberal-revolt-after-desantis-experiment\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T03:18:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T07:18:40","slug":"new-college-of-florida-faces-housing-shortage-and-liberal-revolt-after-desantis-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-college-of-florida-faces-housing-shortage-and-liberal-revolt-after-desantis-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"New College of Florida lacks housing and faces liberal backlash following DeSantis&#8217; &#8216;experiment&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-college-of-florida-faces-housing-shortage-and-liberal-revolt-after-desantis-experiment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2025419&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The New College of Florida: A Conservative Makeover<\/h2>\n<p>The New College of Florida has embarked on an exciting journey, as\u2062 it kicks off its inaugural school year with a conservative makeover. Despite facing some challenges and political\u200d fallout from a liberal exodus, the college is invigorated by a record freshman\u200b class \u2062enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)\u2062 appointed\u2064 a \u200dgroup of\u2064 new trustees to the college&#8217;s board, consisting of prominent conservative \u2062activists and scholars. Their\u200b mission? To transform the small Sarasota college \u2062into a bastion of conservative \u2063thought, a stark departure from its previous reputation as\u200b a sanctuary of left-wing and\u2063 liberal views.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The New \u200dCollege of Florida is a\u2063 great experiment \u2062in the push\u200c to reclaim our institutions for the American cause.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&#8211; Terry Schilling, President of the American \u2063Principles\u2064 Project<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The changes\u200d came swiftly. By March, the board had dismissed the college&#8217;s president and brought in Richard Corcoran,\u2062 former education commissioner under DeSantis, \u2064as an interim replacement. Meanwhile, trustee Chris Rufo, a senior fellow\u200b at the \u2064Manhattan\u2063 Institute, \u2064proudly declared that they were restoring classical liberal arts education to the \u2062college. Over the following months, the trustees made bold moves, such as\u200d banning diversity programs, establishing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">collegiate athletics program<\/a>, eliminating the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-8\/\" title=\"Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 8)\">gender studies department<\/a>, and denying tenure to several professors.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, these abrupt changes infuriated the college&#8217;s liberal professors and students. They suddenly found themselves \u2062facing \u2064the reality that their beloved liberal oasis was \u2063no more. Faculty members left in droves, and Hampshire College in \u2063Massachusetts even offered New College\u200b students the opportunity to transfer while retaining their financial aid packages.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic politicians and liberal \u2063pundits joined the chorus of criticism, accusing the new trustees \u2062of violating academic freedom. Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) even \u2063visited\u200b the campus in April, denouncing the college&#8217;s shift in \u2063direction as &#8220;an unbelievable assault.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2064amidst the angst of liberals, Republicans rejoiced. They saw the New College&#8217;s transformation as a golden opportunity to create a public college that embraced conservative ideas. \u200dGovernor DeSantis frequently cited Hillsdale \u2062College in Michigan as a model for the trustees to follow, and several\u200b of the trustees had affiliations with the private college.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenges and Promise<\/h3>\n<p>Yet, the \u200dtransition away\u2064 from its\u200d liberal reputation has not been without its challenges. By\u200b August, the\u200d college faced an entirely\u2062 new set of problems. The public \u2062perception of the school had drastically changed, and \u200cwhile the incoming class was the largest\u2062 ever, it posed a dilemma \u200bas there were more students \u2062than available housing. Additionally, over 40 faculty members resigned, citing their\u200c disagreement \u200dwith the actions of \u2062the trustees.<\/p>\n<p>To address the housing \u200dshortage, students have reportedly been \u200cplaced in nearby hotels, while trustee Chris Rufo has resorted to advertising open faculty positions on social media platform \u2063X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>Despite the somewhat\u200d chaotic transition, conservative \u200bactivists see immense promise in the New College&#8217;s transformation. Terry\u200d Schilling, President of\u2062 the American Principles \u2063Project, believes that \u200cif successful, it could serve as a model for reforming other state\u200c colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Most colleges and universities have either disinterested and aloof board members or those who fear retaliation from the woke mob. New College&#8217;s \u2063engaged \u2063and courageous board members are addressing the rampant coercion taking place on their campus by shutting \u2064down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-college-of-florida-faces-housing-shortage-and-liberal-revolt-after-desantis-experiment\/\" title=\"New College of Florida lacks housing and faces liberal backlash following DeSantis' 'experiment'.\">departments pushing radical political agendas<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&#8211; Cherise \u200dTrump, Executive Director\u200d of Speech First<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cherise\u2063 Trump, Executive Director of the \u2064campus free speech watchdog Speech First, commended the \u2063appointment of\u200b trustees who\u200d are invested in a specific vision for\u200c the college. She emphasized the \u2062importance \u200cof board members playing a larger role\u200c in holding university administrators accountable\u200b for\u2063 free expression violations and\u200b coercion.<\/p>\n<p>With its bold changes and commitment to conservative principles, the New College of Florida is paving the way for a new era in higher education. Only time will\u200b tell if\u200c this\u200d experiment will \u2063succeed and inspire \u2062similar transformations \u200cin other \u200dstate schools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New College of Florida began its first year with a conservative transformation, attracting a large freshman class. However, it faced challenges and political consequences due to the departure of liberal students. 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