Florida is trying to roll back a century of gains for academic freedom
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Academic freedom is under attack across the United States, but nowhere more so than in Florida.
In January, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) announced six new appointees to the board of New College of Florida, a small liberal arts institution in Sarasota. The team’s apparent mandate, which conservative activist Christopher Rufo — one of the new board members — described as a “hostage-rescue operation,” is “to change everything from the school’s curriculum to its departments and its faculty.”
Originally published: February 6, 2023
Author: David Wippman
Position: President
Institution: Hamilton College
Published by: The Washington Post