#NewCollegeofFlorida cult history:
Palm Court Podcast 4 - Flashbulb memories of 9-11, a culture of innovation, and where (some) things are today.

https://open.spotify.com/show/1tOcjmaBEJOennJIuqSL2a

#GameDesign, #SequentialArt and #GeorgeWBush are themes.

Give a listen. It goes in some unexpected directions.

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: DeSantis Appointee Laughs at College's Gender Studies Head After Voting to End Program https://jezebel.com/desantis-appointee-laughs-at-colleges-gender-studies-he-1850728880 #Jezebel #manhattaninstituteforpolicyresearch #conservatismintheunitedstates #theheritagefoundation #newcollegeofflorida #richardcorcoran #christopherrufo #matthewspalding #michelelalande #socialissues #rondesantis #gracekeenan #genderrole #education #amyreid

Given that the #NewCollegeofFlorida Foundation has become, let us say, less engaged with the wider community of alums from before entering year 2023, I thought it would be valuable to at least have a list of who we all are. If you've attended the school for one semester, you're an alum.

Would you put your name here, please?https://forms.gle/ck6HapvtMmTBZUw48

Please share with anyone who spent at least a semester at New College.

Given that the #NewCollegeofFlorida Foundation has become, let us say, less engaged with the wider community of alums from before entering year 2023, I thought it would be valuable to at least have a list of who we all are. If you've attended the school for one semester, you're an alum.

Would you put your name here, please?https://forms.gle/ck6HapvtMmTBZUw48

Please share with anyone who spent at least a semester at New College.

Neil Gaiman, surprise (remote) speaker at #NewCollegeofFlorida alternative commencement:
https://vimeo.com/828156958/05dd2b18d6

It's short and worth watching the whole way through.

#SaveNewCollege

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-new-college-students-plan-alternate-commencement-address-rcna84922

I can guarantee that no one graduating tonight will forget their Weeki-Wachee alternate commencement! See you there!

#NewCollegeofFlorida #SaveNewCollege #RealFlorida

Speakers at the #NewCollegeofFlorida alternate graduation have been announced.

* Keynote: Maya Wiley, civil rights leader

* Helene Gold
* Sofia Lombardi
* Sophia Brown
* and brief congratulations from Dr. Okker

(Okker being the ousted president, who is taking some risks by doing this, I imagine.)

"...Students should have from the very outset opportunities to pursue in depth studies of areas that interest them; essential to real liberal education is the experience of real mastery. Gustad would not know, as he created these “assumptions,” that they, probably more than a Florida waterfront campus or any other lure, would excite and attract students to the college" -- Furman "Brudd" Arthur on the founding of #NewCollegeofFlorida and on Dr. John Gustad, chief academic administrator, 1963.

"... Student progress should be based on demonstrated competence and real mastery, not merely the accumulation of credits and grades; The best liberal education derives from real mastery of a small number of really vital ideas, principles, and modes of analysis; True liberal education requires an appreciation for the unity of knowledge; ...
(3/4, #NewCollegeofFlorida)

"...The best education results from the active confrontation of two first-class minds; The greater the degree of flexibility, the greater is the likelihood that students will reach the highest levels of which they are capable...
(2/4, #NewCollegeofFlorida)

"[Dr. John] Gustad developed what turned out to be a set of eight “basic assumptions" that were to guide the structure of New College academic life: Each student is responsible, in the last analysis, for his own education; ...
(1/4, #NewCollegeofFlorida )

#NewCollegeofFlorida as of today, April Fool's Eve, has a baseball coach. A baseball program, even.

More low-quality writing about #newcollegeofflorida #newcollege https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/what-is-ron-desantis-doing-to-floridas-public-liberal-arts-college
#wallacewells concludes that #desantis actions are only about means but not ends. It only appears that way if you willingly ignore the ends: one-party state, #schools and #universities as propaganda mills, nullification or suspension of #elections, political #police (see #florida “election police”), etc. #journalism #newyorker #republican

So the latest #NewCollegeofFlorida development is, the same day the new interim president gets double the salary of the outgoing president, the Satanic Temple of Florida is holding a food drive for students at the school.

(Even the local Fox affiliate can't believe the new fella's salary: https://www.fox13news.com/news/new-college-board-approves-the-contract-of-new-interim-president)

I still don't remember co-writing that piece.

#NewCollegeofFlorida #Soloflex #KarenVolkman
@hotdogsladies

#nyt published this irresponsible article on #ncf #newcollegeofflorida today: https://tinyurl.com/4t5sc27e. #desantis seeking to force profs to toe political line through reviews of tenured faculty and replacing board with #republican hacks and #conservative ideologues is not a “branding exercise” or taking on the “establishment” (could have been written by campaign) as the title asserts. Incredibly dangerous situation in #florida #newcollege #education #university #journalism

Fascist #desantis is attempting to destroy #newcollegeofflorida we must stop this take over. https://youtu.be/5KHQ-NO46VA

@melaniesill @nytimes Or the fact that one of his new trustees has already proposed firing all administrators, staff, & faculty at #NewCollegeOfFlorida

The #NewCollegeofFlorida meeting is being live-tweeted by a Sarasota Herald-Tribune reporter over here: https://twitter.com/swalker_7/status/1620487737253175296?s=48&t=PGdHMX8Qz9AESaj-K7pxfw

Upshot thus far is the current president (in office for less than two years, actually saw a 30% increase in enrollment) did not resign - contrary to reports circulated that a new guy was already selected... which were published before the meeting started.

#IStandWithNewCollege

Attention New College of Florida professors and students!

We support your academic integrity and progressive approach to education. We wish you strength in your fight against hostile takeover by DeSantis's appointees.

Please let us know how the wider academic community can help.

#NewCollegeofFlorida #diversity