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Amid conservative makeover, New College of Florida sticks with DeSantis ally Corcoran as president

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By CURT ANDERSON
Associated Press

Trustees of the New College of Florida have voted to stick with a Ron Desantis ally as the school’s president amid a conservative makeover launched by the governor. The trustees voted 10-2 on Tuesday for Richard Corcoran, who has served as interim president since January, over two other candidates. The Sarasota school for years had a progressive reputation and somewhat eccentric student body, but Corcoran is moving it in a different direction. He was selected after DeSantis overhauled the trustee board, tasking them with transforming the college into a conservative, classical liberal arts institution. Corcoran is a former state House speaker and education commissioner.

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