Without offering specifics, Ron DeSantis accused colleges and universities of advancing programs based on liberal politics and requiring that staff, students and initiatives meet an “ideological litmus test.”
The new board is set to meet Tuesday for the first time. But it was evident that DeSantis’ appearance at the nearby State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota was intended to reaffirm his drive to overhaul the state’s higher education system.A detailed look at how much FSU, FAMU spend on diversity, equity and inclusion programs
“The more we’re centering higher education on the integrity of the academics, excellence, pursuit of truth, teaching kids to think for themselves and not try to impose an orthodoxy, you are going to see people flooding into these institutions,” DeSantis said. “Academia, writ large, across the country has really lost its way.”
“Florida students, families and communities deserve better than the lies and misinformation flowing unstemmed out of Tallahassee,” UFF said in a statement supporting what it called academic freedom. But Tuesday, DeSantis said “you may need to do reviews more aggressively,” so he wants to give schools boards of trustees and presidents authority to review tenure at any time.
At the college event in Bradenton, just over a hundred people attended, most sitting with others standing. Many had been turned away at the door for lack of space, officials said.
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