Former Republican House Speaker Richard Corcoran was chosen yesterday as New College of Florida’s permanent president after serving less than a year as interim president. The move further solidifies a veritable conservative grip on the traditionally liberal arts school as part of myriad of changes after Republican Governor Ron DeSantis appointed a majority of the Board of Trustees with conservative allies earlier this year, which ousted past president Patricia Okker, and replaced her promptly with Corcoran. Even before the decision was announced, dozens of students gathered on campus in protest of the decision.
Brandon Poulter Daily Caller News Foundation The New College Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to keep an ally of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as its president, according to Axios. Richard Corcoran is a former Republican legislator in the state of Florida as well as the former education commissioner, according to Axios. Corcoran will now…
New College of FloridaNew College of Florida’s board voted Tuesday to make Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pal Richard Corcoran as the university’s full-time president—seemingly solidifying DeSantis’ takeover of the tiny public university in Sarasota. It was an expected decision from the board, which was controversially overhauled by DeSantis earlier this year. Corcoran, the former Republican speaker of the Florida House and a close DeSantis ally, was given the interim reigns to the university in Jan
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