Higher education, long dominated by Democrats, is shifting rightward in Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis as conservative politicians become presidents at public universities.
Last year, the Florida Board of Governors hired former Republican state Sen. Ray Rodrigues as chancellor of the State University System of Florida from a pool of eight applicants. The board appoints trustees at the state’s 40 public colleges and universities, which over the past six months have considered five GOP lawmakers to lead schools.
“In blue states, it is routine for college presidencies to go to blue state politicians and politically connected individuals,” said Peter Wood, president of the conservative National Association of Scholars and a former associate provost at Boston University. “There are far more blue state politicians heading up public colleges than red state politicians.”
She added: “After such a destruction, Plan B appears to be decentralization and privatization of education, much espoused by donors who are open about their God-given wealth [and right] to impose their God’s kingdom on society.” “This reflects a rejection of the left’s approach to education and the fact that Florida has become a red state and will continue to be in the foreseeable future,” said Mr. Hill, who belongs to Project 21, a network of Black conservatives.
• In January, the Board of Governors appointed a conservative majority of trustees to replace a left-leaning president at New College of Florida. Those trustees proceeded in February to hire Richard Corcoran, a former Republican state speaker of the House, as interim president of the small liberal arts campus in Sarasota.
• In March, state Rep. Randy Fine confirmed Mr. DeSantis had urged him to pursue the presidency of Florida Atlantic University. Mr. Fine expressed disinterest, noting that he plans to run for the state Senate. A recent survey of more than 1,000 college presidents from the American Council on Education found that just 4% entered academia from a “public sector/government” career background. Only 0.6% had an undergraduate degree as their highest credential compared with 83.6% who reported holding a doctorate.
• Former Oklahoma legislator and Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb is scheduled to become president of the University of Central Oklahoma on July 1. • Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who served in the Obama administration, headed the University of California system from 2013 to 2020. She now serves in the Biden administration as a member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
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