New College of Florida has been transformed under Governor Ron DeSantis’ overhaul, with curricular and personnel shifts that moved the formerly progressive liberal-arts campus toward a conservative model. Reporting traces changes in majors, faculty hires, and campus symbols as the administration replaced many academic priorities and programs long associated with the school. The case illustrates how state political interventions can rapidly reconfigure public-college missions, governance and faculty culture — a preview for other public institutions facing ideological oversight.