But it can't be climate change because #Florida legislators cut that out of the law.

New College alum Jonathan White talks to Palm Court Podcast about his experience as an activist in the '88 Lorax Rebellion campus protests in Sarasota, FL, which resulted in 43 arrests, major news headlines, and life lessons in confronting authority... 🧵 1/5

More wasted trees... "A dumpster overflowing with books was spotted outside the New College of Florida, one of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s pet projects." newrepublic.com/post/184926/fl…

Today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune front page, ft. my reporting on New College of Florida and the discarding of hundreds of books — including those from the student-run Gender and Diversity Center.

Column: Sasse & Corcoran neck and neck in race to be #Florida's worst college president jacksonville.com/story/news/col… via @NateMonroeTU

🏙 Urban #forestry is our unsung hero, turning grey to green, slashing stress, cleaning air and water AND fighting off urban heat like an eco-shield. Via UN-Habitat

Column: #Florida's Duffer-in-Chief Ron DeSantis wants to build golf courses, hotels & pickleball courts in state parks, missing the point of parks. My latest for The Florida Phoenix features shout-outs to Steely Dan, "The Wizard of Oz" and Lord Voldemort. floridaphoenix.com/2024/08/22/des…

There is no confusion. People just hate the idea of building golf courses, 350-room motels & pickleball courts in #Florida's state parks. Those don't belong there.

Calling it anything less than fascism is a disservice to future generations. Join us in fighting back. For trees, for books, for diversity, for freedom, for each other, for the earth. Get involved ➡ tinyurl.com/SaveUplands

Opinion: New College of Florida's leaders want to tick off our community. They're doing a good job. heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/…

Voices of the Uplands # 5: This episode features NCF faculty and alums Sarah Hernandez, Julie Morris, and David Anderson. In July, WSLR covered a Celebration of Life for the trees of the Uplands Preserve on NCF's campus. We compiled a series of short videos from it.

"The image of hundreds of repudiated books in a dumpster seemed to blend the fascist horror of a 1933 book burning with a 21st century dumpster fire meme." Op-ed from Jono Miller, a former director of NCF environmental studies program ⬇ heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/…

Books belong in libraries, not landfills. msmagazine.com/2024/08/29/new…

On August 28th, New College Of Florida’s president Richard Corcoran held a "Town Hall" with alumni. It was a flop. Unsurprisingly, he didn't address his administration's violations in the Uplands. Read more about the event. ⤵️ novocollegian.org/blog/corcorans…

In response to calls for an investigation by the State University System's Office of Inspector General, Alexander Tzoumas of New College has doubled down on the admin position that clearing the Uplands Preserve for sports fields preserves its natural beauty and flood control.