Florida’s New College has been sharply restructured after Governor Ron DeSantis and his appointees overhauled hiring and curriculum at the formerly progressive public liberal-arts school. The board’s changes removed programs such as gender studies, imposed a conservative core reading list and advanced symbolic projects—like a Charlie Kirk statue—that signal ideological realignment. Faculty and alumni describe personnel shakeups and curricular mandates as an intentional pivot from the college’s prior mission. The shift matters for trustees, public flagship planners and liberal-arts programs nationwide because it illustrates how state political intervention can reorder governance, accreditation priorities and faculty recruitment at small public institutions.