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Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed three people to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees, including Urban Meyer, the University of Florida’s former head football coach. Meyer is shown in a file 2005 image. (AP file)

DeSantis names former UF coach Urban Meyer to New College board

December 31, 2025 at 11:49 a.m.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed three people to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees, including Urban Meyer, the University of Florida’s former head football coach.

University of South Florida senior Evan Reev, 21, center, joins classmates in applause while attending a meeting of USF's Turning Point USA chapter, where James Fishback, a conservative investor and Republican gubernatorial candidate, spoke at the Marshall Student Center on Oct. 6. (Douglas R. Clifford / Tampa Bay Times / TNS)

How college campus organizing has been upended in Florida’s political climate

December 3, 2025 at 11:36 a.m.

Organizing on Florida university campuses has changed for both the left and the right: They're responding to new political realities, including a growing emphasis on civil discourse.

New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran said in a statement that New College is committed to the ideals in President Donald Trump’s higher education compact. (Jefferee Woo/MCT/Tampa Bay Times)

New College of Florida may be first to sign Trump’s university pledge

October 30, 2025 at 8:05 a.m.

New College of Florida may soon be the first public university in the country to sign President Donald Trump’s higher education agreement.

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