Republican Florida governor unveils plans for overhaul of state university system as he prepares for expected presidential bid
Alex Obraud, a 21-year-old anthropology student in his third year at New College in
But that was not all. DeSantis proposed a full-scale assault on the longstanding faculty tenure system by empowering university boards of trustees and presidents to review tenured faculty members “at any time”, in addition to the periodic reviews already taking place. “They can be let go if they’re not performing to expectations,” observed DeSantis, adding that “the most significant dead-weight cost to a university is unproductive tenured faculty”.
The announcement fueled fears that DeSantis wants to transform New College into a southern version of Michigan’s conservative, Christian Hillsdale College that would be diametrically at odds with the established traditions and prevailing atmosphere of NCF. The ensuing shock waves that reverberated across the 110-acre NCF campus demoralized some students and faculty members but infuriated others.
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