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cbabe

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Tue Feb 27, 2024, 12:37 PM Feb 2024

'Egregious': FL college sanctioned over DeSantis' 'reign of terror'

https://www.alternet.org/fl-college-sanctioned-desantis-takeover/

'Egregious': FL college sanctioned over DeSantis’ 'reign of terror'

Maya BoddieFebruary 27, 2024

The American Association of University Professors announced a "rare sanction" on Florida's New College Monday as a result of Governor Ron DeSantis' right-wing "takeover" of the state school last year, The Daily Beast reports.

Citing "egregious and extensive standards violations during its conservative takeover last year" by the failed GOP presidential candidate, the nonprofit wrote in its report the decision to sanction the school was due to "'unprecedented politically motivated takeover' that was a 'complete departure from shared governance.'"



Noting that New College's change in environment has sparked a mass exodus of professors as well, Florida A&M University law professor LeRoy Pernell said, “What we are witnessing in Florida is an intellectual reign of terror. There is a tremendous sense of dread right now, not just among faculty; it’s tangible among students and staff as well. People are intellectually and physically scared. We are being named an enemy of the state."

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'Egregious': FL college sanctioned over DeSantis' 'reign of terror' (Original Post) cbabe Feb 2024 OP
Wherever possible, bury De Santis and his agenda under a load of civil lawsuits. Baitball Blogger Feb 2024 #1
KnR Hekate Feb 2024 #2

Baitball Blogger

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1. Wherever possible, bury De Santis and his agenda under a load of civil lawsuits.
Tue Feb 27, 2024, 01:06 PM
Feb 2024

If we can't stop them, maybe we can slow them down until Floridian voters wake up.

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