FILE - New College of Florida’s Interim President Richard Corcoran speaks during a meeting of the college’s board of trustees, Feb. 28, 2023, in Sarasota, Fla. Amid a conservative makeover launched by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the New College of Florida trustees voted Tuesday, Oct. 3, to stick with DeSantis ally Corcoran as the school’s president. launched by Gov. Ron DeSantis, trustees of the New College of Florida voted Tuesday to stick with DeSantis ally Richard Corcoran as the school’s president.
Trustee Grace Keenan, president of the New College student government, said many students who were surveyed about the process thought there was not enough interaction with the candidates. There was also concern that Corcoran was hired mainly for his political background and is lacking in academic credentials.
“If you look at the way this has actually been implemented across the country, DEI is better viewed as standing for discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination,” DeSantis said at the time. “And that has no place in our public institutions.”
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