New College of Florida

New College of Florida is known for its progressive approach to education and attracting a liberal student body. Now, the school finds itself caught in the crosshairs of America’s culture war.

Suzanne Sherman is stepping down as Provost at New College of Florida in Sarasota. She was a faculty member at the small liberal arts school for over 30 years.

Hampshire College, a 700-student institution in Amherst, Massachusetts, has offered admission to students at Sarasota's New College and is matching their cost of tuition.

Two northeastern universities have gone public with plans to recruit students from New College amid changes to move the liberal institution in a more conservative direction.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has made the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Florida's public colleges and universities a legislative priority.

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently held a roundtable with his allies in education to talk about efforts to remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from higher education.

The Republican former state House speaker and education commissioner, who also served on the state Board of Governors that oversees Florida’s university system, was named to the role, in part, by seven new conservative trustees.

It's the board's first meeting under interim president Richard Corcoran, a Republican former House Speaker and state education commissioner.

The Florida Center for Government Accountability filed a lawsuit in Sarasota County to compel the release of documents.

Corcoran will lead the Sarasota liberal arts university through September 2024 if a permanent president isn’t named before then.

We also feature WUSF audio postcards highlighting Black history this month.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discussed Gov. Ron DeSantis' education policies, interim New College President Richard Corcoran getting a pay bump of nearly $400,000 over his predecessor, and explain ESG investing.