New College of Florida

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 . These actions received national attention and commentary.
Early takeover 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."
According to NPR, "Professors at the New College of Florida are using personal email because they're afraid of being subpoenaed. …