{"id":2584,"date":"2025-10-28T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetoptenwebhosts.com\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:46:16","slug":"florida-college-that-faced-desantis-takeover-becomes-first-to-sign-trump-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetoptenwebhosts.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/florida-college-that-faced-desantis-takeover-becomes-first-to-sign-trump-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida college that faced DeSantis takeover becomes first to sign Trump pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

New College of Florida, which saw a conservative takeover under the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), on Monday became the first school to agree to the Trump administration\u2019s funding compact<\/a> offering preferential treatment in government grants.<\/p>\n

The administration had originally sent the agreement to nine schools, including Dartmouth College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University, but none of those institutions were willing to publicly sign on<\/a>, citing dangers to their academic independence and in some cases, philosophical disagreements.<\/p>\n

But a New College press release says it \u201cwill happily be the first college in America to formally embrace and sign President Trump\u2019s vision for higher education.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAs other colleges have rejected the compact, we see it as a bold step forward from the Trump administration that will help preserve America\u2019s place as the world\u2019s number one destination for higher education,\u201d it\u00a0added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s college compact says it will give colleges preferential treatment in federal funding decisions in exchange for pledges and agreements on oversight regarding hiring, admissions and campus\u00a0culture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

New College of Florida, once a progressive institution,\u00a0has\u00a0adopted conservative ideals after DeSantis replaced the college\u2019s leadership\u00a0with ideological allies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

While some have said some of the principles outlined in the compact deserve discussion, experts have argued the conditions\u00a0infringe on\u00a0academic freedom and institutional autonomy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For New College, the compact seems to extend efforts it has already made to reshape the school’s reputation.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew College of Florida is committed to the ideals present within this compact, and we have already been instituting them for the past two and a half years,” school President Richard Corcoran said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no affirmative action or DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion], and we have been building a campus where open dialogue and the marketplace of ideas are at the forefront of everything we do. We believe a student\u2019s success comes from their character and their merit, not their race, gender, or sexual orientation, and we would be honored to sign the Trump administration\u2019s compact,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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