New College of Florida#Undergraduate programs

New College was founded in 1960 as a private college for academically talented students. Financial assistance was provided by the United Church of Christ.[http://www.ncf.edu/about/history.html A Brief History - New College of Florida, The public liberal arts honors college for the state of Florida] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620021736/http://www.ncf.edu/about/history.html |date=2008-06-20 }} George F. Baughman served as the first president from 1961 to 1965.[http://www.ncf.edu/publicaffairs/documents/Baughman.htm NFC.edu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814153316/http://www.ncf.edu/PublicAffairs/Documents/Baughman.htm |date=2007-08-14 }}

Open to students of all races, genders, and religious affiliations, New College opened its doors in 1964 to a premier class of 101 students.{{Cite news |title = News Notes: Classroom and Campus |newspaper = The New York Times |pages = Page E7 |date = March 1, 1964 |url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10C16FD385B1B728DDDA80894DB405B848AF1D3 }}

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Faculty members included the historian and philosopher Arnold J. Toynbee, who left retirement to join the charter faculty.

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File:College Hall NCF.jpg]]The school offered a liberal arts education valuing freedom of inquiry, where individual students were responsible for their own education, implemented through a unique academic program.{{Cite news |last = Terte |first = Robert H. |title = New College due in Florida in '64; Privately Endowed School to Be Open to All Races |newspaper = The New York Times |page = 21 |date = July 24, 1961 |url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00611FF355B147A93C6AB178CD85F458685F9 |access-date = March 18, 2007 |archive-date = October 17, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017183002/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00611FF355B147A93C6AB178CD85F458685F9 |url-status = live }}

By 1972, more than 500 students studied at New College. As the 1970s progressed, inflation threatened to undermine the economic viability of the institution. By 1975, the college was $3.9 million in debt and on the brink of insolvency. At that time, the University of South Florida (USF) expressed interest in buying the land and facilities of the college to establish a branch campus there.{{Cite news |title = Innovative Florida College Saved From Bankruptcy by Ex-Trustees |newspaper = The New York Times |page = 28 |date = January 26, 1977 |url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0914FD3B5B12718DDDAF0A94D9405B878BF1D3 |access-date = March 18, 2007 |archive-date = October 17, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017183011/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0914FD3B5B12718DDDAF0A94D9405B878BF1D3 |url-status = live }} The school merged with USF as a separate "upper division campus" within the public university.{{cite journal |last1=MacKay |first1=Charles K. |last2=Riesman |first2=David |title=The Noble Experiment That…?: New College |journal=Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning |date=1975 |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=34–43 |doi=10.1080/00091383.1975.10568322}}

In the agreement, the New College board of trustees agreed to hand over the school's campus and other assets to the state, at the time valued at $8.5 million, in exchange for the state paying off its debts and agreeing to continue to operate the school as a separate unit within the USF system. The agreement stated that New College was to receive the same funding, per-student, as other programs at USF. The former New College board of trustees became the New College Foundation, and was required to raise money privately to supplement the state funds to reach the total necessary to run New College, at the time about a third of New College's $2-million-a-year operating budget. Under that agreement, New College was renamed the "New College of the University of South Florida". USF started a Sarasota branch program that shared the bayfront campus, and the schools began an uneasy relationship that would last for the next twenty-five years, with New College and the University of South Florida through its Sarasota branch program sharing the campus.

In 2001 it became an autonomous college, the eleventh independent school of the State University System of Florida as the honors college for the state system.{{cite web|title = Fast Facts|publisher = New College of Florida|url = http://www.ncf.edu/fast-facts|access-date = 2011-01-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110108120141/http://www.ncf.edu/fast-facts|archive-date = 2011-01-08|url-status = dead}}{{cite web|title=New College of Florida |publisher=State University System of Florida |url=http://www.flbog.org/aboutsus/universities/ncf.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204183234/http://www.flbog.org/aboutsus/universities/ncf.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-02-04 |access-date=2001-01-20 }} As part of a major reorganization of Florida's public education system in 2001, New College severed its ties with USF, became the eleventh independent school in the State University System of Florida, and adopted its current name, New College of Florida.

{{Cite news |last=Klein |first = Barry |title = The New College try |newspaper = St. Petersburg Times |pages = Page 1A |date = May 11, 2001 |url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/73099471.html?dids=73099471:73099471&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+11%2C+2001&author=BARRY+KLEIN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=1.A&desc=The+New+College+try |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061709/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/73099471.html?dids=73099471:73099471&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+11,+2001&author=BARRY+KLEIN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=1.A&desc=The+New+College+try |url-status = dead |archive-date = October 1, 2007 }} The Florida legislature officially designated New College as the honors college for the state of Florida.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flbog.edu/university/new-college-of-florida/|title=New College of Florida|website=State University System of Florida|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-04|archive-date=2024-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909142809/https://www.flbog.edu/university/new-college-of-florida/|url-status=live}} The school's unusual academic system was also encoded in statute: "To provide programs of study that allow students to design their educational experience as much as possible in accordance with their individual interests, values, and abilities."{{cite web |title=1004.32 New College of Florida. |url=https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2022/1004.32 |website=2022 Florida Statutes (including 2022C, 2022D, 2022A, and 2023B) |publisher=The Florida Senate |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=9 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909142810/https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2022/1004.32 |url-status=live }} As part of its establishment as an independent university, the University of South Florida was directed to relocate its facilities away from the New College campus, which it did on August 28, 2006, when it opened a new campus for USF Sarasota-Manatee on the undeveloped Seagate portion of the campus.{{cite web|url=http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/studentservices/documents/newcampus.htm|title=USF Sarasota-Manatee - New Campus|access-date=10 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715052001/http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/studentservices/documents/newcampus.htm|archive-date=2007-07-15|url-status=dead}} With conditions including that neither institution would build on the undeveloped bayfront property, the Uplands Preserve, that New College owned independently by a donation from the subdivision neighborhood when the private college was being founded, New College divided the property and allowed USF Sarasota-Manatee to take possession of a portion of the preserve that is north of the city limit.Werner, Johannes, [https://wslr.org/new-college-beautifies-bayfront-preserve-cutting-trees-for-soccer-and-volleyball/ New College 'beautifies' bayfront preserve cutting trees for soccer and volleyball] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527213238/https://wslr.org/new-college-beautifies-bayfront-preserve-cutting-trees-for-soccer-and-volleyball/ |date=2024-05-27 }}, WSLR, Sarasota, May 24, 2024 New College and USF Sarasota-Manatee continued to share campuses until the new campus was completed and thereafter, certain facilities such as the library remained shared.

For the 2010-2011 academic year, New College had the highest percentage of students receiving a Fulbright scholarship of any college or university in the United States.[https://www.ncf.edu/news/new-college-of-florida-named-a-top-producer-of-u-s-fulbright-students-for-2010-11/ New College of Florida Named a ‘Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students’ for 2010-11] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321202750/https://www.ncf.edu/news/new-college-of-florida-named-a-top-producer-of-u-s-fulbright-students-for-2010-11/ |date=2023-03-21 }}'', New College News, October 27, 2010

In early 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis overhauled the college's board of trustees, appointing six new members including Christopher Rufo, Matthew Spalding, Charles R. Kesler, Mark Bauerlein, Debra Jenks, and Eddie Speir. Of those, the first four are well-known conservative activists who appear to live outside Florida. The DeSantis chief of staff, James Uthmeier, said that "It is our hope that New College of Florida will become Florida’s classical college, more along the lines of a Hillsdale of the South." At its first meeting, on January 31, 2023, the new board fired President Patricia Okker ("without cause") and installed Richard Corcoran, a political associate of the governor, as its interim .{{cite news |last1=Solocheck |first1=Jeffrey S. |title=Former education commissioner Richard Corcoran to lead New College |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/01/31/former-education-commissioner-richard-corcoran-lead-new-college/ |access-date=1 February 2023 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131234834/https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/01/31/former-education-commissioner-richard-corcoran-lead-new-college/ |url-status=live }} These actions received national attention and commentary.{{cite news |last1=Stripling |first1=Jack |title=Will a small, quirky Florida college become "DeSantis U"? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/01/23/new-college-florida-desantis-conservatives/ |access-date=1 February 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=January 23, 2023 |archive-date=6 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306143002/https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/01/23/new-college-florida-desantis-conservatives/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Jarvie |first1=Jenny |title=Ron DeSantis wants to take over a small liberal arts college. Students are fighting back |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-05/florida-liberal-arts-college-gov-ron-desantis-wants-to-take-over |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 5, 2023 |archive-date=2023-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328073129/http://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-05/florida-liberal-arts-college-gov-ron-desantis-wants-to-take-over |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Wallace-Wells |first1=Benjamin |title=What Is Ron DeSantis Doing to Florida's Public Liberal-Arts College? |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/what-is-ron-desantis-doing-to-floridas-public-liberal-arts-college |access-date=29 March 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=February 22, 2023 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329195735/https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/what-is-ron-desantis-doing-to-floridas-public-liberal-arts-college |url-status=live }}

Early changes included firing the university president, dissolving the university's diversity and equity office, banning personal pronouns in email signatures by faculty, and canceling events promoting diversity and inclusion. Christopher Rufo was reported as having announced: "We will be shutting down low-performing, ideologically-captured academic departments and hiring new faculty" and "The student body will be recomposed over time: some current students will self-select out, others will graduate; we'll recruit new students who are mission-aligned."{{Cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/ron-desantis-new-college-florida-woke-15d61ab52724dc447ba6d03238f7719e |work=Associated Press |title=A college in upheaval: 'War on woke' sparks fears in Florida |date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401204506/https://apnews.com/article/ron-desantis-new-college-florida-woke-15d61ab52724dc447ba6d03238f7719e |url-status=live }}

According to NPR, "Professors at the New College of Florida are using personal email because they're afraid of being subpoenaed. Students are concerned, too. Some fear for their physical safety. Many worry their teachers will be fired en masse and their courses and books will be policed. It's increasingly hard to focus on their studies."{{cite web |last1=Gecker |first1=Jocelyn |title=Desantis war on 'woke' colleges sparks fear among professors, students |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/desantis-war-on-woke-colleges-sparks-fear-among-professors-students |website=PBS.org |date=30 March 2023 |publisher=PBS News Hour |access-date=22 April 2023 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422055444/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/desantis-war-on-woke-colleges-sparks-fear-among-professors-students |url-status=live }}

In April 2023, the board of trustees denied tenure to five professors, sparking outcry from the attending audience and leading to the resignation of trustee and faculty chair Matthew Lepinski. When asked to provide reasons for the decision, interim president Richard Corcoran argued for the denial or delay of tenure due to administrative changes and the college's shift towards a more traditional liberal arts focus. Mark Bauerlein argued against granting tenure because the five professors were seeking tenure after meeting all requirements in five years rather than six, claiming that receiving tenure after five years is unusual, and stating that he would apply different criteria if the faculty stand for tenure again after another year.{{cite web |date=April 26, 2023 |title=Board of Trustees April 26, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSRWVD8waac |website=YouTube |publisher=New College of Florida |access-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519074256/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSRWVD8waac |url-status=live }} However, the faculty handbook states that the criteria for tenure are identical regardless of year, and around 30% of New College faculty hired in the past decade have received tenure after five years.{{cite web |date=2022-08-12 |title=New College of Florida Faculty Handbook |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p8PoG5hvhjSS-Ri_fGnfFLHc7TSzNmOmQ3fy2MhzZQY/edit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519081302/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p8PoG5hvhjSS-Ri_fGnfFLHc7TSzNmOmQ3fy2MhzZQY/edit |archive-date=2023-05-19 |access-date= |website=ncf.edu |publisher=Office of the Provost, New College of Florida}}

The professors—two organic chemists, an Islamic historian, a Latin American/Caribbean historian, and an oceanographer—had already gained approval for their tenure applications from New College faculty, external reviewers, and the previous administration; they were denied in identical 6-4 votes with the new conservative board members forming the majority.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-26 |title=DeSantis-backed New College board scraps 5 professors tenure |url=https://apnews.com/article/new-college-florida-tenure-conservatives-desantis-ce711c9169ebe84e9d062ebbb281ebce |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429022413/https://apnews.com/article/new-college-florida-tenure-conservatives-desantis-ce711c9169ebe84e9d062ebbb281ebce |url-status=live }} This move was criticized by some as part of a larger trend of conservatives targeting tenure, particularly for professors perceived to hold liberal views.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-08 |title=Conservatives take aim at tenure for university professors |url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-colleges-and-universities-florida-state-government-texas-education-4f0fe0c5c18ed227fabae3744e8ff51d |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429144704/https://apnews.com/article/politics-colleges-and-universities-florida-state-government-texas-education-4f0fe0c5c18ed227fabae3744e8ff51d |url-status=live }} Four of the five professors were awarded tenure the subsequent year, alongside two others applying for tenure for the first time.

Hugo Viera-Vargas, the specialist in Latin American and Caribbean history and the sole professor permanently denied tenure, was identified by President Richard Corcoran as having insufficient class sizes to qualify for tenure.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-11 |title=New College of Florida board approves $200k bonus for Corcoran, denies tenure to professor |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/04/11/new-college-of-florida-board-approves-bonus-for-corcoran-denies-tenure/73258932007/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819064803/https://subscribe.heraldtribune.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldtribune.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Feducation%2F2024%2F04%2F11%2Fnew-college-of-florida-board-approves-bonus-for-corcoran-denies-tenure%2F73258932007%2F&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&gca-cat=p&sltsgmt=0059_C_100&gnt-eid=control |url-status=live }} Viera-Vargas was also the sole New College professor who had taken legal action, serving as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against SB266, a comprehensive higher education bill from Governor Ron DeSantis that also eliminated arbitration in university employment disputes.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-04 |title=New College professor who was denied tenure sues school's board of trustees |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2023/08/04/new-college-of-florida-professor-and-unions-sue-over-arbitration/70530084007/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411214001/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2023/08/04/new-college-of-florida-professor-and-unions-sue-over-arbitration/70530084007/ |url-status=live }}

In May 2023, the college fired librarian Helene Gold, drawing criticism from faculty and students.{{Cite web |last=Gholar |first=Samantha |date=May 3, 2023 |title=New College fires librarian, second LGBTQ faculty member dismissed this year |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/05/03/new-college-of-florida-fires-lgbtq-librarian-weeks-before-school-ends/70174101007/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |archive-date=2024-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909142811/https://subscribe.heraldtribune.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldtribune.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2023%2F05%2F03%2Fnew-college-of-florida-fires-lgbtq-librarian-weeks-before-school-ends%2F70174101007%2F&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&gca-cat=p&sltsgmt=1001_C_60&slug=restricted&redirect=true&offer=W-B5&gnt-eid=control }} Gold, the second LGBTQ+ employee terminated in the same year, referred to her firing as a "deliberate and targeted attack on our students who need support now more than ever".{{Cite web |last=Moody |first=Josh |date=May 4, 2023 |title=New College of Florida Abruptly Dismisses Librarian |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/05/04/new-college-florida-abruptly-dismisses-librarian |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909142811/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/05/04/new-college-florida-abruptly-dismisses-librarian |url-status=live }} Later that month, New College students successfully fundraised over $100,000 for an alternative commencement ceremony.{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Cathy |date=2023-05-17 |title=A national civil rights figure will address students at New College's alternative commencement |url=https://www.wlrn.org/education/2023-05-17/a-national-civil-rights-figure-will-address-students-at-new-colleges-alternative-commencement |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=WLRN |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909142812/https://www.wlrn.org/education/2023-05-17/a-national-civil-rights-figure-will-address-students-at-new-colleges-alternative-commencement |url-status=live }} The event was created in protest of the college's conservative takeover and the inclusion of Scott Atlas, a top advisor to former president Donald Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the college's keynote speaker for its end-of-year graduation ceremony.{{Cite web |last=Atterbury |first=Andrew |date=May 16, 2023 |title=Florida New College students plan alternative graduation against Trump pandemic adviser |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/16/new-college-graduation-trump-adviser-00097180 |access-date=September 9, 2024 |website=Politico |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602164728/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/16/new-college-graduation-trump-adviser-00097180 |url-status=live }} National civil rights activist Maya Wiley delivered the keynote speech at the alternative ceremony, commending students for their advocacy while referencing the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act.{{Cite web |last=Ellis |first=Nicquel Terry |date=2023-05-18 |title=New College of Florida graduates hold alternative commencement ceremony in protest against Gov. DeSantis' conservative takeover of the college |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/us/new-college-alternative-commencement-reaj/index.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909143710/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/us/new-college-alternative-commencement-reaj/index.html |url-status=live }} Patricia Okker, the former president of New College who was fired after the college's conservative overhaul, gave a brief address.{{Cite web |last=Lebowitz |first=Megan |date=2023-05-18 |title=Florida New College students plan alternative commencement address |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-new-college-students-plan-alternate-commencement-address-rcna84922 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918115127/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-new-college-students-plan-alternate-commencement-address-rcna84922 |url-status=live }} The college's recently dismissed librarian, Helene Gold, spoke at the event and received a standing ovation.{{Cite news |last=Gholar |first=Samantha |date=May 19, 2023 |title=New College students host alternative graduation after controversial changes at school |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/05/19/new-college-of-florida-students-hold-alternative-commencement-sarasota-desantis/70232010007/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 9, 2024 |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909143324/https://subscribe.heraldtribune.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldtribune.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2023%2F05%2F19%2Fnew-college-of-florida-students-hold-alternative-commencement-sarasota-desantis%2F70232010007%2F&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&gca-cat=p&sltsgmt=1001_C_60&slug=restricted&redirect=true&offer=W-B5&gnt-eid=control |url-status=live }}

By mid-July 2023, more than a third of the existing faculty had left the college, many choosing to resign or take a leave of absence as a direct result of the conservative takeover.{{Cite web |title=At New College of Florida, a 'ridiculously high' number of faculty are gone |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/07/18/new-college-florida-ridiculously-high-number-faculty-are-gone/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721003528/https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/07/18/new-college-florida-ridiculously-high-number-faculty-are-gone/ |url-status=live }} Of those who left, some attempted to form an alternative called "Alt New College", which was threatened by a lawsuit by New College of Florida in late 2023.[https://apnews.com/article/new-college-florida-desantis-education-5524a9aec8c2022dc3dae015815e1044 Attorneys for college taken over by DeSantis allies threaten to sue ‘alternate’ school] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002040947/https://apnews.com/article/new-college-florida-desantis-education-5524a9aec8c2022dc3dae015815e1044 |date=2023-10-02 }} Associated Press[https://www.snntv.com/story/49754434/new-college-issues-ceaseanddesist-letter-to-alt-new-college New College issues cease-and-desist letter to Alt New College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004205910/https://www.snntv.com/story/49754434/new-college-issues-ceaseanddesist-letter-to-alt-new-college |date=2023-10-04 }} Suncoast News Network The alternative would end up renaming to AltLiberalArts following the lawsuit.[https://wslr.org/alt-new-college-organization-becomes-alt-liberal-arts/ Alt New College becomes Alt Liberal Arts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105012548/https://wslr.org/alt-new-college-organization-becomes-alt-liberal-arts/ |date=2023-11-05 }} WSLR-LP

All of the six trustees appointed by DeSantis were eventually confirmed by the Florida Senate except Eddie Speir, a cofounder of a local Christian academy.{{cite web |last1=Ogles |first1=Jacob |title=Senate refuses to confirm one of Gov. DeSantis' New College trustees |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/611303-senate-refuses-to-confirm-one-of-gov-desantis-new-college-trustees/ |website=Florida Politics |date=10 May 2023 |publisher=Peter Schorsch |access-date=19 September 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004205914/https://floridapolitics.com/archives/611303-senate-refuses-to-confirm-one-of-gov-desantis-new-college-trustees/ |url-status=live }} Speir blamed the school's new interim president for the Senate's rejection in early May.{{cite news |last1=Ogles |first1=Jacob |title=New College Trustee Shows Up, Pays a Price |url=https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2023-05-13/21753_New-College-Trustee-Shows-Up--Pays-a-Price |access-date=5 Feb 2024 |work=SRQ Magazine |date=May 13, 2023 |archive-date=2024-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206024715/https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2023-05-13/21753_New-College-Trustee-Shows-Up--Pays-a-Price |url-status=live }}

In October 2023, when formally announced as New College's new president, Corcoran's total annual compensation of more than $1 million dollars drew scrutiny from media and experts in academic and executive compensation, due to disproportionate excessive pay for the president of a public university with a small student body population.{{cite web |last1=Hodgson |first1=Ian |title=Richard Corcoran's New College salary could get larger or stay the same |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/10/10/richard-corcorans-new-college-salary-could-get-larger-or-stay-same/ |website=Tampa Bay Times |publisher=Times Publishing Company |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819064842/https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/10/10/richard-corcorans-new-college-salary-could-get-larger-or-stay-same/ |url-status=live }}

In November 2023, New College requested $400 million in state funding to transform the school, more than $500,000 per student.{{cite web |last1=Moody |first1=Josh |title=New College of Florida Seeks $400M for Conservative Transformation |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/governance/executive-leadership/2023/11/14/new-college-florida-seeks-400m-amid-desantis |website=www.insidehighered.com |publisher=Inside Higher Education |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120101753/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/governance/executive-leadership/2023/11/14/new-college-florida-seeks-400m-amid-desantis |url-status=live }}

In August 2024, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported the college dumped hundreds of books from its library and now-defunct Gender and Diversity Center. According to the newspaper, students were previously allowed to purchase books before they were removed from the college's library, but were not notified this time.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Steven |date=August 15, 2024 |title=New College of Florida tosses hundreds of library books, empties gender diversity library |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/15/new-college-of-florida-throws-away-hundreds-of-library-books-diversity-lgbtq/74814756007/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816235109/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/15/new-college-of-florida-throws-away-hundreds-of-library-books-diversity-lgbtq/74814756007/ |url-status=live }} Following the report, the college released a statement claiming the dumping was part of its standard 'weeding' process, and that they were precluded from "selling, donating or transferring these materials", citing Chapter 273 of the Florida Statutes.{{Cite web |last=Teixeira |first=Liana |date=2024-08-16 |title=Read the Titles Of Books A Florida College Tossed Out Of Its Library, Diversity Center |url=https://www.universityherald.com/articles/79203/20240816/read-titles-books-florida-new-college-tossed-out-library-dump.htm |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=University Herald |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816204049/https://www.universityherald.com/articles/79203/20240816/read-titles-books-florida-new-college-tossed-out-library-dump.htm |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-15 |title=Statement on the Removal of Books and Library Materials |url=https://www.ncf.edu/news/statement-on-the-removal-of-books-and-library-materials/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=New College of Florida |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816235139/https://www.ncf.edu/news/statement-on-the-removal-of-books-and-library-materials/ |url-status=live }} However, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune pointed out the cited statute explicitly allows New College to dispose of state-funded personal property through sale, donation, or transfer.{{Cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Steven |last2=Bridges |first2=C.A. |date=August 16, 2024 |title=This Florida college is trashing LGBTQ+, gender and diversity books. What we know |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2024/08/16/new-college-florida-books-dumpster-lgbtq-dei-gender-studies/74808393007/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817150049/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2024/08/16/new-college-florida-books-dumpster-lgbtq-dei-gender-studies/74808393007/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web | title= 2024 Florida Statutes, Title XVIII Public Lands and Property, Chapter 273 State-Owned Tangible Personal Property, 273.055 Disposition of state-owned tangible personal property | url= http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0273/0273.html | year= 2024 | quote= Custodians may dispose of property certified as surplus by: (a) Selling or transferring the property to any other governmental entity: (b) Selling or donating the property to any private nonprofit agency; (c) Selling the property through a sale open to the public. | access-date= 2024-08-17 | archive-date= 2024-08-17 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240817150050/http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0273/0273.html | url-status= live }} Amy Reid, a faculty trustee and former director of the college's discontinued gender studies program, alleged that staff were not given any warning regarding the discontinuation of the Gender and Diversity Center. She referred to the subsequent book removals from the center as "an abhorration and a violation of what a university is supposed to be doing".{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Divya |date=August 15, 2024 |title=New College discards scores of books in 'weeding' of collection |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2024/08/15/new-college-discards-scores-books-weeding-collection/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818021305/https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2024/08/15/new-college-discards-scores-books-weeding-collection/ |url-status=live }} Furthermore, the executive director of local activist group Social Equity Through Education Alliance (SEE) alleged officials at New College refused to work with nonprofits or shelters that were willing to bring trucks and rescue the books.{{Cite web |last=Alfonseca |first=Kiara |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Books dumped en masse at Florida's New College, sparking controversy |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/books-dumped-en-masse-floridas-new-college-sparking/story?id=112892229 |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818013111/https://abcnews.go.com/US/books-dumped-en-masse-floridas-new-college-sparking/story?id=112892229 |url-status=live }} The following week, New College's dean of the library was placed on administrative leave.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Steven |title=New College of Florida library dean placed on administrative leave after book disposal |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/19/new-college-florida-library-dean-placed-on-leave-after-book-disposal/74861630007/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909143327/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/19/new-college-florida-library-dean-placed-on-leave-after-book-disposal/74861630007/ |url-status=live }}

In September 2024, the college fired its dean of libraries, Shannon Hausinger. In a termination letter dated August 30, the college claimed Hausinger was responsible for the book dumping and did not collaborate with administrators, nor provide records she claimed to have produced documenting each book and the reason for its disposal.{{Cite web |last=Striepling |first=Bailey |date=2024-09-04 |title=New College of Florida's Dean of the Library terminated following book disposal |url=https://www.mysuncoast.com/2024/09/04/new-college-floridas-dean-library-terminated-following-book-disposal/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=WWSB |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909143710/https://www.mysuncoast.com/2024/09/04/new-college-floridas-dean-library-terminated-following-book-disposal/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Tucker |first=Rachel |date=September 4, 2024 |title=New College library dean terminated after investigation over books found in dumpster |url=https://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-county/new-college-library-dean-terminated-following-investigation-over-books-found-in-dumpster/ |access-date=September 8, 2024 |work=WFLA-TV |archive-date=September 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908124454/https://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-county/new-college-library-dean-terminated-following-investigation-over-books-found-in-dumpster/ |url-status=live }} Hausinger's attorney replied that she was not involved in the disposal of books from the Gender and Diversity Center, and was continuing a book disposal project from the previous dean of libraries. Her legal representation also revealed a correspondence between Hausinger and a New College attorney, wherein Hausinger asked for advice on the proper disposal of books within Florida law.{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Divya |date=September 6, 2024 |title=New College fires librarian over book disposals |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2024/09/06/new-college-fires-librarian-over-book-disposals/ |access-date=September 8, 2024 |work=Tampa Bay Times |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909143825/https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2024/09/06/new-college-fires-librarian-over-book-disposals/ |url-status=live }}

New College president Richard Corcoran issued a statement acknowledging frustration over the book dumping while criticizing media coverage.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Steven |title=New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran says media 'misconstrued' book disposal |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/19/new-college-of-florida-resident-richard-corcoran-talks-book-disposal/74860303007/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909143318/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/19/new-college-of-florida-resident-richard-corcoran-talks-book-disposal/74860303007/ |url-status=live }} Christopher Rufo, a member of New College's board of trustees, reposted pictures of the dumped books on Twitter and said: "We abolished the gender studies program. Now we're taking out the trash". Two spokespeople for Governor Ron DeSantis also posted statements on Twitter applauding the dumping, with press secretary Jeremy Redfern calling it "putting gender studies books in the garbage" and communications director Bryan Griffin referring to the dumped books as propaganda.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Steven |title=Social media reaction to New College of Florida disposing of hundreds of books |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/16/new-college-of-florida-book-disposal-prompts-big-social-media-reaction/74825547007/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909143713/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/16/new-college-of-florida-book-disposal-prompts-big-social-media-reaction/74825547007/ |url-status=live }}

Outrage was voiced in the community.Seidman, Carrie, [https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/08/23/new-college-of-florida-book-destruction-is-an-attack-on-decency/74904762007/ New College of Florida's leaders want to tick off our community. They're doing a good job.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825053438/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/08/23/new-college-of-florida-book-destruction-is-an-attack-on-decency/74904762007/ |date=2024-08-25 }}, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, August 23, 2024{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Jono |title=New College of Florida book purge: A horror story of secrecy, ineptitude and stupidity |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2024/08/20/new-college-of-florida-book-purge-is-a-horror-story-of-incompetence/74858922007/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909143711/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2024/08/20/new-college-of-florida-book-purge-is-a-horror-story-of-incompetence/74858922007/ |url-status=live }} The ACLU of Florida criticized the book dumping, referring to it as a "brazen act of censorship" and "direct attack on the voices of LGBTQ+ individuals".{{Cite web |date=2024-08-16 |title=Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida college |url=https://apnews.com/article/books-dumped-new-college-of-florida-desantis-21d3bbda902291cafdade0f34b029583 |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818021303/https://apnews.com/article/books-dumped-new-college-of-florida-desantis-21d3bbda902291cafdade0f34b029583 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Bacardi |date=2024-08-15 |title=ACLU of Florida Condemns Destruction of Books at New College: A Direct Assault on Free Speech and Academic Freedom |url=https://www.aclufl.org/en/press-releases/aclu-florida-condemns-destruction-books-new-college-direct-assault-free-speech-and |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=ACLU of Florida |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817092603/https://www.aclufl.org/en/press-releases/aclu-florida-condemns-destruction-books-new-college-direct-assault-free-speech-and |url-status=live }}

New College is governed by a 13-member board of trustees. One member is the chair of the faculty senate or equivalent, one is the student body president, six are appointed by the governor, and five are appointed by the board of governors. The appointments are subject to confirmation by the state senate and serve staggered five-year terms. This composition is specified by Section 7(c), Article IX of the state constitution. Previously, there were 12 trustees who serve staggered four-year terms. Of the twelve members, three were residents of Sarasota County and two were from Manatee County.Florida Statutes 1004.32(3)(a) and (b).

In December 2023, the American Association of University Professors sanctioned New College of Florida for violating standards of academic governance. In response, a spokesperson for New College of Florida called the sanction a "headline grab" and claimed "the AAUP lacks the authority to sanction New College of Florida, or any college or university for that matter."{{Cite web |date=2024-02-28 |title=New College of Florida says sanctions placed by a faculty organization are a 'headline grab' |url=https://www.wusf.org/education/2024-02-28/new-college-of-florida-sanctions-faculty-organization-headline-grab |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=WUSF |language=en}}

1. George F. Baughman (1961-1965)
2. John V. Elmendorf (1965-1972){{cite web |title=Dr. John V. Elmendorf |url=https://ncf.sobek.ufl.edu/content/AA/00/02/56/15/00001/E102_007_012_00001.pdf |website=ncf.sobek.ufl.edu |publisher=University of Florida |access-date=16 December 2024}}
3. Arland F. Christ-Janer (1973-1975)
4. Mike Michalson (2001-2012)
5. Donal O'Shea (2012-2021)
6. Patricia Okker (2021-2023)
7. Bradley Thiessen (2023); interim
8. Richard Corcoran (2023–Present)

New College's {{convert|144|acre|km2|adj=on}} bayfront campus is located in Sarasota, Florida, approximately {{cvt|50|mi}} south of Tampa. The primary campus is located on the former Edith and Charles Ringling estate,{{cite web| url= http://www.ncf.edu/catalog/TheCampusAndFacilities.htm| title= New College - The Campus and Facilities|access-date=5 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060903175846/http://www.ncf.edu/catalog/TheCampusAndFacilities.htm|archive-date=2006-09-03|url-status=dead}} that is included in the first historic district established by the city that extends south to include the Caples campus of the college. The campus also includes the eastern and western portions of a plated subdivision, The Uplands, an incorporated residential neighborhood that is bounded by College Drive to the south and the Seagate property to the north, Sarasota Bay to the west, and Tamiami Trail to the east. Half of the bayfront of the primary campus is in The Uplands plat and it was donated to New College as the preserve during the original founding of New College.Seidman, Carrie, [https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/03/22/new-colleges-building-spree-puts-a-small-neighborhood-at-risk/73061897007/ New College's growing footprint could trample a beloved neighborhood] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909144219/https://subscribe.heraldtribune.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldtribune.com%2Fstory%2Fopinion%2Fcolumns%2F2024%2F03%2F22%2Fnew-colleges-building-spree-puts-a-small-neighborhood-at-risk%2F73061897007%2F&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&gca-cat=p&sltsgmt=1001_C_60&slug=restricted&redirect=true&offer=W-B5&gnt-eid=control |date=2024-09-09 }}, Sarasota Herald Tribune, March 22, 2024

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The campus's most remarkable structures are its three Florida 1920s boom time, grand-scale residences: College Hall was the home of Edith and Charles Ringling;Benz, Kafi, [http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/index.php?src=directory&view=history&category=Articles&srctype=detail&back=history&refno=1390 Residence of Edith Ringling] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623154942/http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/index.php?src=directory&view=history&category=Articles&srctype=detail&back=history&refno=1390 |date=2024-06-23 }}, Sarasota History Alive!, Journals of Yesteryear, December 8, 2010 Cook Hall was the home of Hester Ringling Lancaster Sanford;Benz, Kafi, [http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/index.php?src=directory&view=history&srctype=detail&back=history&refno=1319 Residence of Hester Ringling Lancaster Sanford] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819064805/http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/index.php?src=directory&view=history&srctype=detail&back=history&refno=1319 |date=2024-08-19 }}, Sarasota History Alive!, Journals of Yesteryear, April 29, 2009 and the third, Caples Hall that was the home of Ellen and Ralph Caples. The well-appointed structures date from the early to mid-1920s, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and are similar in style to the adjacent John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and their residence, Cà d'Zan.[http://www.ncf.edu/novak/gweb1/Archives/Ringling/ringling.htm NCF .edu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060911094639/http://www.ncf.edu/novak/gweb1/Archives/Ringling/ringling.htm |date=2006-09-11 }}, Ringling The homes are major aspects of the Caples'-Ringlings' Estates Historic District.

The campus is also home to several examples of high modernist architecture designed by I. M. Pei. These buildings include a complex of student residences known as "Pei", a cafeteria, and a student center. The other dormitories are Dort, Goldstein, and Palmer B. Five new dormitory buildings were opened in the 2007–2008 school year.

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The Jane Bancroft Cook Library is for both New College students and the University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncf.edu/library|title=Jane Bancroft Cook Library - academic success services|access-date=10 February 2017|archive-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128134644/https://www.ncf.edu/library/|url-status=live}} It is also a resource for Manatee Community College. The local library collection has several hundred thousand items and access to more than eleven million items through the State University Libraries system.{{cite web|title=About the Library|url=https://sites.google.com/a/ncf.edu/jane-bancroft-cook-library/library-services/about-us|access-date=2013-10-28|archive-date=2013-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208191210/https://sites.google.com/a/ncf.edu/jane-bancroft-cook-library/library-services/about-us|url-status=live}}

The Pritzker Marine Biology Research Center opened in 2001. The facility supports the biology, marine biology, and environmental sciences programs, three of the most popular fields of study at New College.

In 2005, a long range campus master plan was developed through public workshops held by several design teams with participation by students, faculty, administration, residents of the community, and staff members of local governmental agencies.

In 2011, the college opened a new Academic Center and the adjacent Robert and Beverly Koski Academic Plaza. The most recent addition to the campus, in 2017, is a 22,000-square-foot addition to the Heiser Natural Sciences Center.

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| Wamo_LA = 23 out of 194

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Eighty-six New College students have been awarded Fulbright scholarships since the founding of the college.{{Cite web |title=Fulbright |url=https://www.ncf.edu/ceo/students/fellowships/fulbright/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=New College of Florida |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123104/https://www.ncf.edu/ceo/students/fellowships/fulbright/ |url-status=live }} For 2010-11, New College was found to have the highest percentage of students receiving Fulbright scholarships than any other university or college in the United States. For 2024, U.S. News and World Report ranked New College tied for 122nd out of 211 ranked "National Liberal Arts Colleges", tied for 7th in Top Public Schools, and tied for 54th in Social Mobility.{{Cite web |title=USN&WR College Rankings-- New College of Florida |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/new-college-of-florida-153704/overall-rankings |access-date=March 11, 2025}} In 2024, Washington Monthly ranked New College 23rd among 194 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.{{Cite web |title=2024 Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024-college-guide/liberal-arts/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Washington Monthly |language=en-US}}

In 2024, New College of Florida accepted 75.4% of undergraduate applicants, and was considered to have "Very High Admission Standards"{{Failed verification|date=April 2025|reason=quote not in footnoted source}} with those admitted having an average 3.87 GPA and standardized test scores of an average 1230 SAT score, with a 75th percentile score of 1360, or an average 27 ACT score, with a 75th percentile score of 31.{{cite web|title=New College of Florida|url=https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/florida/new-college-of-florida/admission/|website=collegesimply.com|publisher=CollegeSimply {{!}} U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=29 August 2024|archive-date=30 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830033419/https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/florida/new-college-of-florida/admission/|url-status=live}}

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. For example, in a "three out of five" contract, a student who failed two classes would face no penalty, although one who failed three classes would risk losing all credits for the entire semester. The system was devised to encourage academic experimentation, self-directed learning, and foster curiosity about disparate topics outside one's usual course of study; it grew out of the school's founding principle, as laid out by Dean and Provost John W. Gustad: "In the last analysis, every student is responsible for his or her own education."{{cite book |last1=Stickler |first1=W. Hugh |title=Experimental Colleges |date=1964 |publisher=Florida State University |pages=49–56 |url=https://archive.org/details/experimentalcoll0000unse/page/n5/mode/2up?q=john+w.+gustad+%22last+analysis%22 |access-date=19 August 2024}}{{cite book |last1=Kliewer |first1=Joy Rosenzweig |title=The Innovative Campus : Nurturing the Distinctive Learning Environment |date=1999 |publisher=Oryx Press |isbn=157356236X |page=62 |url=https://archive.org/details/innovativecampus0000klie/page/62/ |access-date=19 August 2024}} New College students are required to complete an undergraduate thesis project and baccalaureate exam, during which the student presents and defends their project to a committee of professors.{{cite web |title = The New College Academic Program |publisher = New College of Florida |url = http://www.ncf.edu/catalog/index.html |access-date = 2007-03-17 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070219074203/http://www.ncf.edu/catalog/index.html |archive-date = 2007-02-19}}

New College offers a master's degree in Applied Data Science.{{Cite web |title=Graduate Programs in Applied Data Science |url=https://www.ncf.edu/academics/grad-applied-data-science/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=New College of Florida |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926213625/https://www.ncf.edu/academics/grad-applied-data-science/ |url-status=live }} The MS in Applied Data Science is an adaptation of the original MS in Data Science, featuring a greater focus of application to industry.{{Cite news |last=Weingarten |first=Abby |date=January 24, 2022 |title=Masters of Data: New College Launches Cutting-Edge Graduate Program |work=NIMBUS |url=https://issuu.com/newcol/docs/newcollege_nimbus89-fall_f_121521 |access-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930023304/https://issuu.com/newcol/docs/newcollege_nimbus89-fall_f_121521 |url-status=live }} The MS in Data Science was created in 2015, and began with a founding cohort of seven students.{{Cite news |last=Weingarten |first=Abby |date=November 9, 2020 |title=Data science program in highest-ever demand |work=New College News |url=https://www.ncf.edu/news/data-science-program-in-highest-ever-demand/ |access-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123124/https://www.ncf.edu/news/data-science-program-in-highest-ever-demand/ |url-status=live }} As of 2022, there were 27 students enrolled in the Applied Data Science graduate program.{{Cite web |year=2022 |title=2021-2022 Fact Book |url=https://issuu.com/newcol/docs/2021-2022_fact_book_for_web_1_?fr=sMmE3ODQ2OTA1OA |access-date=October 2, 2022 |website=ISSUU |publisher=New College of Florida, Office of Institutional Research & Assessment |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123103/https://issuu.com/newcol/docs/2021-2022_fact_book_for_web_1_?fr=sMmE3ODQ2OTA1OA |url-status=live }} The MS in Applied Data Science is a two-year program, featuring a 100% employment rate upon graduation. Students of the MS in Applied Data Science program are required to complete a paid practicum during the final semester of their degree. New College undergraduates pursuing any major may apply for the 3+2 path, putting them on track to be awarded a bachelor's degree and an MS in Applied Data Science in five years.{{Cite web |title=Applied Data Science 3+2 Pathway |url=https://www.ncf.edu/academics/grad-applied-data-science/3-plus-2-pathway/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=New College of Florida |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123105/https://www.ncf.edu/academics/grad-applied-data-science/3-plus-2-pathway/ |url-status=live }} The New College MS in Applied Data Science was ranked #25 on Fortune's "Best Master’s in Data Science Programs in 2022".{{Cite web |title=Best Master's in Data Science Programs in 2022 |url=https://fortune.com/education/information-technology/masters/rankings/best-masters-in-data-science/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Fortune |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005083820/https://fortune.com/education/information-technology/masters/rankings/best-masters-in-data-science/ |url-status=live }}

For the 2021–22 school year, tuition and fees for in-state residents amounted to $6,916. Tuition and fees for both out-of-state residents and international students totaled $29,944, or $832 per credit hour. New College charges both in-state and out-of-state residents $10,892 for room and board each academic year.{{Cite web |title=Tuition & Fees |url=https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/first-year-students/tuition-fees/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=New College of Florida |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123125/https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/first-year-students/tuition-fees/ |url-status=live }} For international students, the cost of room and board at New College is $12,992.{{Cite web |title=Tuition & Fees |url=https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/international-students/tuition-fees/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=New College of Florida |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123114/https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/international-students/tuition-fees/ |url-status=live }} These costs have been stable for several years through 2022. For master's degree students, the cost of first-year tuition and fees is $11,383.92 for in-state residents, and $28,067.28 for out-of-state and international students.{{Cite web |title=Tuition & Fees |url=https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/graduate/tuition-fees/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=New College of Florida |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123114/https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/graduate/tuition-fees/ |url-status=live }} On average, New College students take on the least debt compared to undergraduates from any other school in the state university System.{{Cite web |last=Bloomfield |first=Amber |date=February 2020 |title=Outcomes for Graduates of Florida's Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions: Economic Security Report 2019 |url=https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5652/urlt/2019EconomicSecurityReport.pdf |access-date=October 8, 2022 |publisher=Florida Department of Education |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010145344/https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5652/urlt/2019EconomicSecurityReport.pdf |url-status=live }} Only 33% of New College students took on any loans with an average loan of about $5500. At comparable institutions, 53% of students took on loans with an average loan of approximately $6300."IPEDS Data Feedback Report 2019: New College of Florida." National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education, United States of America. New College offers scholarships to the majority of admitted students.{{Cite web |title=New College of Florida Profile - FloridaShines |url=https://courses.flvc.org/College/New-College |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=courses.flvc.org |archive-date=2022-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010145347/https://courses.flvc.org/College/New-College |url-status=live }}

The Cross College Alliance is composed of five institutions: New College of Florida, Ringling College of Art and Design, The Ringling/FSU, State College of Florida Sarasota-Manatee, and University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.{{Cite web |title=Cross College Alliance |url=https://www.crosscollegealliance.org/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=www.crosscollegealliance.org |archive-date=2022-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906031932/https://www.crosscollegealliance.org/ |url-status=live }} The alliance aims to foster community among these local organizations through shared resources. Students at New College of Florida may cross-register at any of the three other colleges in the alliance.

The New College Student Alliance (NCSA) is New College's student government organization. "Towne Meetings," held monthly, are the main forum for public debate and are open to all students, faculty, and staff.

New College's athletics teams are nicknamed the Mighty Banyans. In 2023 in parallel with the university's academic overhaul, New College joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as a member of the Sun Conference. The school announced plans to offer 17 new sports and increase its number of student-athletes from 140 in 2023 to 350 by Fall 2027.{{Cite web |last=Casale |first=Christian |date=2023-10-05 |title=New College of Florida athletics gets admittance to NAIA; could carry 23 sports by 2027 |url=https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/10/05/new-college-of-florida-athletics-gets-admittance-to-naia-could-carry-23-sports-by-2027/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=Florida Phoenix |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028133843/https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/10/05/new-college-of-florida-athletics-gets-admittance-to-naia-could-carry-23-sports-by-2027/ |url-status=live }} In March 2023, Mariano Jimenez was announced as new athletic director and baseball coach.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=Mariano Jimenez Named Athletic Director & Head Baseball Coach at New College of Florida |url=https://www.ncf.edu/news/mariano-jimenez-named-athletic-director-head-baseball-coach-at-new-college-of-florida/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=New College of Florida |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105013131/https://www.ncf.edu/news/mariano-jimenez-named-athletic-director-head-baseball-coach-at-new-college-of-florida/ |url-status=live }}

Previously, New College of Florida offered only intercollegiate archery, esports, powerlifting, rowing, sailing, and swimming. The club sailing team is a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA). The New Crew SRQ rowing club was launched in 2021 and trains at Nathan Benderson Park. The New College powerlifting team competes in regional and state competitions against other Florida colleges and universities.

{{see also|List of New College of Florida alumni}}

Alumni{{efn|As of 2022, there have only been 6,709 New College graduates.{{cite web |title=Total Graduates by Year - New College of Florida |url=https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/new.college.of.florida.institutional.research/viz/TotalGraduatesbyYear-NewCollegeofFlorida/GraduationHeadcounts |website=Tableau Public |access-date=26 May 2023 |date=9 May 2023 |archive-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819064811/https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/new.college.of.florida.institutional.research/viz/TotalGraduatesbyYear-NewCollegeofFlorida/GraduationHeadcounts |url-status=live }} However, every student who has completed one semester-long contract is considered a New College alumnus, and unlike most colleges, New College refers to alumni by the year they entered, not by graduation year.{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Mike |title=The Year In Review: Membership |url=https://ncf.sobek.ufl.edu/NCF0000002/00001 |access-date=26 May 2023 |work=Nimbus |publisher=New College Alumnae/i Association |date=Summer 1997 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526044614/https://ncf.sobek.ufl.edu/NCF0000002/00001 |url-status=live }}}} include Mark Weiser, the Xerox PARC computer scientist who conceived of the approach to evolving computer interfaces known as "ubiquitous computing". Weiser attended New College from 1970 through 1974. Other prominent New College graduates include William Dudley, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Ambassador Nancy McEldowney, National Security Advisor to Vice President Harris; University of Pennsylvania law professor and vice provost Anita L. Allen, named to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues; the late mathematician and Fields medalist William Thurston; Margee Ensign, current president of Dickinson College and former president of American University of Nigeria; Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel at the ACLU and former civil liberties director at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society and the Electronic Frontier Foundation; bestselling author of Getting Things Done David Allen (author); national MSNBC, NBC and Telemundo anchor José Díaz-Balart; founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Rick Doblin; Emmy Award-winning television writer/producer Carol Flint; former U.S. representative Lincoln Díaz-Balart; David M. Smolin, professor of law and director for Cumberland School of Law's Center for Biotechnology, Law, and Ethics; "Mother of Sharks" Melissa Cristina Márquez,{{Cite web|date=2021-10-13|title=Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Latina women in science (featuring NCF Alum Melissa Cristina Márquez)|url=https://www.ncf.edu/news/news/celebrating-hispanic-heritage-month-latina-women-in-science-featuring-ncf-alum-melissa-cristina-marquez/|access-date=2021-12-10|website=New College News|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210014625/https://www.ncf.edu/news/news/celebrating-hispanic-heritage-month-latina-women-in-science-featuring-ncf-alum-melissa-cristina-marquez/|url-status=live}} a marine biologist and science communicator; Jackie Wang, finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry; author Malcolm Brenner; and attorney Robert Bilott profiled in the 2019 movie Dark Waters.

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• Paulson, Lawrence and Luke Salisbury. 2014. First-Class Times: Writing about New College's Charter Classes. Maryland: Shambling Gate Press., pp. 224.
• Elmendorf, John. 1975. Transmitting information about experiments in higher education. New York: Academy for Educational Development, Inc., pp. 43.
• Glasser Kay E. 1977. The New College Story as told by One Hundred And Three Alumni. Ph.D., pp. 20.

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• "The Culture War Goes to College," Reveal June 24, 2023. https://revealnews.org/podcast/the-culture-war-goes-to-college/

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