DeSantis and his shenanigans is destroying a university

[Camhawk2012]

40 faculty members bolted. Students cant find classes

Chaos reigns at New College of Florida as fall semester nears

With the start of the semester two weeks away, students are grappling with absent professors, canceled classes and severe housing woes.

www.insidehighered.com

 

[goldmom]

Wonder what the student transferring was choosing as his “area of concentration” such that he can’t find classes?
And if the faculty who left are able to find new positions?

 

[SeaPA]

Wonder what the student transferring was choosing as his “area of concentration” such that he can’t find classes?
And if the faculty who left are able to find new positions?

Well one issue is that they don't have a US History professor

 

[Hawki97]

Wonder what the student transferring was choosing as his “area of concentration” such that he can’t find classes?
And if the faculty who left are able to find new positions?

I know you love the guy, so what are your thoughts on Ron pretty much fizzling out outside of FL so far?

 

[goldmom]

I know you love the guy, so what are your thoughts on Ron pretty much fizzling out outside of FL so far?

I think he’s done very well as our Governor but there are a lot of factors in play at the moment for every candidate not named Trump.

 

[OrlandNole]

Meatball Ron will run away from this debacle just as he did Disney. As disappointed as I am in the leadership of Tennessee, at least we don't have a sociopath in charge.

 

[Chishawk1425]

I think he’s done very well as our Governor but there are a lot of factors in play at the moment for every candidate not named Trump.

😆 🤣 😂 good lord

 

[sober_teacher]

I think he’s done very well as our Governor but there are a lot of factors in play at the moment for every candidate not named Trump.

I think there’s only one factor, which every candidate is pretty much failing at - they’re all trying to run for the GOP nomination while not running against Trump. So they’re not giving anyone a reason to pick them instead.

DeSantis has run one of the worst presidential campaigns I can recall, from the Twitter social launch on.

 

[fsu1jreed]

Isn't that the college he tried to get his buddy a job as president?

 

[JupiterHawk]

Desantis advisor "It's alright, we'll hire some former marines to take over the classes. "

 

[SeaPA]

Isn't that the college he tried to get his buddy a job as president?

He DID put one of his buddies (Richard Corcoran) in as president of that university (New College); Corcoran is getting a salary/benefits package that is almost identical to the presidents of FSU and UCF, despite New College having a student body the size of a small Florida high school (roughly 600 students). For comparison, FSU has over 43k, and UCF has about 72k.
More recently, the state pressured FAU to suspend their search for a new president after Desanis' preferred pick, Randy Fine, was not among the three finalists that were chosen by the search committee.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

Isn't that the college he tried to get his buddy a job as president?

Yup. He filled the board of trustees with a bunch of far right wackos who then appointed a former Florida House Speaker as interim President.

 

[BelemNole]

Look, if you don't like cronyism then don't go to school in FL.

 

[ping72]

Terrible story. I feel bad for all of the faculty and students getting screwed through no fault of their own.

 

[goldmom]

That’s a lot of Faculty for 600 students.

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

Good I hope the college goes broke. The less colleges the better. Professors are just upset because they can’t peddle their bullcrap to students.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Only 600+ students

As an honors college, the college is distinguished by its unusual "contract system", in which students are given written evaluations instead of grades and agree to semester-long contracts in which a certain number of classes must be passed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_College_of_Florida

 

[ping72]

Good I hope the college goes broke. The less colleges the better. Professors are just upset because they can’t peddle their bullcrap to students.

No… the students are upset because their college was destroyed.

 

[fsu1jreed]

No… the students are upset because their college was destroyed.

By a fascist pos

 

[Dr. Spaceman]

Good I hope the college goes broke. The less colleges the better. Professors are just upset because they can’t peddle their bullcrap to students.

What are they peddling?

 

[SoProudNole]

Good I hope the college goes broke. The less colleges the better. Professors are just upset because they can’t peddle their bullcrap to students.

God, you're so stupid.

 

[ft254]

Makes you wonder why high school graduates with half a brain would select a Florida university. But black athletes have no problem signing on at Segregation U, Alabama, so go figure.

I know, in-state tuition and all that in the case of Florida schools. But, still.....

 

[ft254]

God, you're so stupid.

What is it with this Hitman loony toon? He has Hawkeye in his handle. Pathetic.

 

[DFSNOLE]

That’s a lot of Faculty for 600 students.

But not an exorbitant salary for an inexperienced political crony?

 

[BelemNole]

What are they peddling?

Education. Facts are liberal!

 

[kcnole63]

I think he’s done very well as our Governor but there are a lot of factors in play at the moment for every candidate not named Trump.

I thought he did an ok job in his first term as Governor. Since being reelected, he has really shown that he is just a p.o.s. politician. I have not seen any polls lately, but I imagine his popularity in Florida has gone down considerably over the past 6 months.

 

[mnole03]

New College’s US News ranking has fallen off a cliff. He really destroyed a well respected school.

 

[ping72]

What are they peddling?

He said it. They are peddling bull crap.

Can you imagine walking in on your first day of English class as a freshman, only to find out that lit 101 it’s actually a giant sales pitch to join a mult-level marketing scheme to sell bull crap to all of your family and friends?

No wonder DeSantis had a step in to fix this travesty.

 

[mnole03]

He said it. They are peddling bull crap.

Can you imagine walking in on your first day of English class as a freshman, only to find out that lit 101 it’s actually a giant sales pitch to join a mult-level marketing scheme to sell bull crap to all of your family and friends?

No wonder DeSantis had a step in to fix this travesty.

They’re unable to provide coursework in bullshit lib majors like, checks article, neuroscience.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

All part of the plan to make America dumb again.

MADA!

 

[McLovin32]

What is it with this Hitman loony toon? He has Hawkeye in his handle. Pathetic.

He's a moron. This place is better the second you hit the ignore button w/ that guy.

 

[Scott559]

Good I hope the college goes broke. The less colleges the better. Professors are just upset because they can’t peddle their bullcrap to students.

 

[DFSNOLE]

What is it with this Hitman loony toon? He has Hawkeye in his handle. Pathetic.

He's just another one of NCs aliases.

 

[wausauhawk]

Good I hope the college goes broke. The less colleges the better. Professors are just upset because they can’t peddle their bullcrap to students.

You're posting on a message board that wouldn't exist without....you know...college.

 

[gamedayron01]

The GOP is a clown car.

 

[TC Nole OX]

He DID put one of his buddies (Richard Corcoran) in as president of that university (New College); Corcoran is getting a salary/benefits package that is almost identical to the presidents of FSU and UCF, despite New College having a student body the size of a small Florida high school (roughly 600 students). For comparison, FSU has over 43k, and UCF has about 72k.
More recently, the state pressured FAU to suspend their search for a new president after Desanis' preferred pick, Randy Fine, was not among the three finalists that were chosen by the search committee.

FSU is incredibly lucky that Corcoran wasn’t able to strong arm his way into our presidency. He certainly tried.

Hopefully our current president stays a long time and we don’t have to endure another unqualified retired republican legislator playing university president ever again.

 

[gamedayron01]

@goldmom loves Ron

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

You're posting on a message board that wouldn't exist without....you know...college.

Colleges are very important but colleges that only worry about the liberal arts are useless.

 

[gamedayron01]

Colleges are very important but colleges that only worry about the liberal arts are useless.

You are useless.

 

[lucas80]

New College’s US News ranking has fallen off a cliff. He really destroyed a well respected school.

Some people are acting surprised. My original thought when all of this started is that this was his goal, to destroy the school. If it disappears, fine. If it somehow survives he turns it into a right wing clone factory.