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      Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is widely expected to seek the 2024 Republican nomination for president, speaks at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on March 10, 2023 in Des Moines.

      'Important Victory' for Florida Higher Ed: Court Upholds Block on DeSantis Censorship Law

      "This is an important step in preserving the truth, civil liberties, and a better future," said one state ACLU attorney.

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 16, 2023

      The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday kept in place a preliminary injunction against Florida GOP policymakers' school censorship law in what rights advocates celebrated as "an important victory for professors, other educators, and students."

      The appellate court denied a request from Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration and higher education officials to block a district judge's injunction that is currently preventing enforcement of the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees (WOKE) Act—rebranded by its supporters as the Individual Freedom Act—in the state's public colleges and universities.

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      ​People gather to defend academic freedom at the New College of Florida in Sarasota on February 28, 2023.

      New College of Florida Students and Faculty Protest DeSantis' Right-Wing Assault on Education

      "The long arc of history will grind you into dust," one critic told the school's board of trustees, "and you will be remembered for the sycophants that you are."

      Kenny Stancil
      Feb 28, 2023

      Roughly 300 students and faculty at the New College of Florida, along with their supporters, gathered before a board of trustees meeting on Tuesday to demonstrate against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' takeover of the small public liberal arts college and his broader attack on public education.

      "In January, DeSantis replaced six of the 13 members on the college's board of trustees with conservative allies, including Christopher Rufo, who has fueled the fight against critical race theory," CNNreported Tuesday. "The new board forced out the college's president and appointed DeSantis ally Richard Corcoran as interim president. Corcoran will earn a base salary of $699,000."

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      DeSantis Targets Diversity Programs, Tenured Professors in 'Unhinged'​ Attack on Higher Ed

      The union representing Florida's professors said it would "stand in lockstep opposition to any and all so-called 'reforms' that will actually destroy our state's world-class degree programs and their ability to serve our students."

      Brett Wilkins
      Jan 31, 2023

      Taking aim yet again at higher education, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday proposed sweeping changes to the state's university system, including banning state funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and critical race theory education, as well as forcing tenured professors to undergo reviews at any time.

      Speaking during a press conference at the State College of Florida in Bradenton, DeSantis said he is asking the state Legislature to cut all funding for programs he believes are "ideological."

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