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curriculum, it considers the great books and timeless ideas of western tradition. hillsdale says they are seeing a surge in applicants, and huge increase in those accepted attending the school. about 59% increase in total applications for spring and fall semesters, the more interesting note is the statistic on the yield rate, fascinating for us here at hillsdale. last year it was 62% for a full class, tells us at hillsdale that students are obviously interested in hillsdale enough to say yeah, i want to come. critics say recent changes in content and courses, appears to be a political agenda. story of american higher ed is one college after another really trashing any kind of a serious core curriculum. contrast may be growing.
these men along with four others now make up the majority of the board of new college. and they are not wasting any time. this afternoon, they held their very first official meeting. before it even started, the endgame was clear. the legislature has agreed to authorize immediately $15 million for new college for recruiting new faculty and for scholarships for students. you will have a situation where you will be able to go out, recruit people to come, say hey, here s the mission, here s what we re looking to do. you have people asking, how do i apply? that money, the $50 million the governor was talking about, that is to hire new faculty for new college. in that same event, governor desantis announced new reforms for higher education in florida, once that will eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion, and critical race theory. and make sure that, quote, core courses are rooted in western