Gov. DeSantis' conservative takeover of a liberal arts college is silencing diversity, critics say
CNN
Sam Sharf enrolled at New College of Florida two years ago because as a trans woman, she wanted to be at a school where she felt safe and accepted.
The small public liberal arts college in Sarasota, Florida, offers an environment where LGBTQ students can freely express themselves, she said.
But Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to give this "community of free thinkers" a more conservative direction, saying the college's mission "has been, I think, more into the DEI, CRT, the gender ideology rather than what a liberal arts education should be," according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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