new college of florida. now the school is in chaos and professors are leaving just as the fall semester gets underway. you have said teacher unions are evil. reporter: this year, desantis installed a conservative majority on the board of trustees that led to the appointment of a new president. the board quickly banned the diversity, equity and inclusion office and set its sights on gender studies which one board member called an idealogical movement. the work to dismantle gender studies proved too much for professor clarkson who quit. he described florida as, quote, the state where learning goes to die. what i m saying there is really about the ways that the students were so excited and curious and intellectually engaged before this chaos began. when you start banning terms and banning fields of study and
arguing that the state has a right to tell faculty what they can and can t say in the classroom, that hampers the learning environment. reporter: desantis appointed board member christopher rufo, posted a headline about clarkson s resignation on x, formerly known as twitter, calling it, quote, good news. in a news release, desantis praised the moves at new college saying the board is, quote, succeeding in the mission to eliminate indoctrination and refocus higher education on the classical mission. but new college trustee dr. reed says the shortage of professors and limited class selection is becoming untenable. about 40% of our faculty have left. actually, just before i came to the meeting i received word that one more faculty member in biology is leaving. that s going to make it a challenge for students to complete their areas of study here. reporter: one of those students we met in february when
Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 11:23 am
The Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal, one of the city’s
highest accolades, was awarded to University of Waikato
ecologist Professor
Bruce Clarkson yesterday at Claudelands Events
Centre.
Since 2016, Professor Clarkson has led a
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
funded research programme, People, Cities
and Nature, which focuses on restoring indigenous nature
in urban environments.
“Bruce is a huge treasure
to council - and a taonga for our city - because we can rely
on him for all the years of work he has done and the
expertise he has,” says Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate,
who presented the medal.
Press Release – University of Waikato The Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal, one of the citys highest accolades, was awarded to University of Waikato ecologist Professor Bruce Clarkson yesterday at Claudelands Events Centre. Since 2016, Professor Clarkson has led a Ministry of Business, Innovation …
The Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal, one of the city’s highest accolades, was awarded to University of Waikato ecologist Professor Bruce Clarkson yesterday at Claudelands Events Centre.
Since 2016, Professor Clarkson has led a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) funded research programme, People, Cities and Nature, which focuses on restoring indigenous nature in urban environments.
“Bruce is a huge treasure to council – and a taonga for our city – because we can rely on him for all the years of work he has done and the expertise he has,” says Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate, who presented the medal.
Press Release – University of Waikato The Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal, one of the citys highest accolades, was awarded to University of Waikato ecologist Professor Bruce Clarkson yesterday at Claudelands Events Centre. Since 2016, Professor Clarkson has led a Ministry of Business, Innovation …
The Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal, one of the city’s highest accolades, was awarded to University of Waikato ecologist Professor Bruce Clarkson yesterday at Claudelands Events Centre.
Since 2016, Professor Clarkson has led a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) funded research programme, People, Cities and Nature, which focuses on restoring indigenous nature in urban environments.
“Bruce is a huge treasure to council – and a taonga for our city – because we can rely on him for all the years of work he has done and the expertise he has,” says Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate, who presented the medal.