Ron DeSantis’ appointees to New College of Florida’s Board of Trustees will retain ... Jacquot in May 2023 after his original pick, Eddie Speir, failed to earn confirmation from the Florida ...

Subject: Weekly Briefing: What's changed at New College of Florida?

Kesler made his remarks during a confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Higher Education Appropriations Committee. The ...

Ron DeSantis appointed five new trustees to the University of West Florida ... senators refused to confirm Eddie Speir, one of six DeSantis nominees at New College, after he said he would debate ...

Broward College isn’t the only Florida higher ed institution that’s dealt with power struggles between its foundation board and its Board of Trustees. In November of last year, trustees at New College ...

Scott Yenor, chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of West Florida ... In 2023, the Florida Senate rejected another DeSantis pick and bumped Eddie Speir from the New College of Florida ...

New College’s ... political allies on the board of trustees and appointing former Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran as president. Since the takeover, the college has drawn national scrutiny ...