New trustees at New College of Florida are considering the future of the liberal-arts institution, which the DeSantis administration has criticized on what it sees as a left-wing ideological focus that is out of touch with the state’s values
SARASOTA, Fla.—Christopher Rufo was set to start his first public event as a trustee at New College of Florida this week when campus administrators considered pulling the plug on the meetings with faculty and staff.
Someone had sent an email threat against Jason “Eddie” Speir, another of the six trustees Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis named this month to shake up the 700-student state honors college. A staff member asked the men to leave the campus building. Mr. Rufo, a conservative activist known for his battles against critical-race theory, refused.
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