In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, administration decided earlier this semester to abolish the typical consecutive five day break for isolated spring break days throughout the semester between February to April: Monday, Feb. 22, Friday, March 12, Monday, March 22, Tuesday, April 6 and Wednesday,…
On March 7, New College students came together for a day of fun and games in the sun at the Caples Waterfront. Despite the fact that COVID-19 guidelines still had to be followed, the event was overall a success, running until after the sunset. Following…
The recent initiatives unveiled to improve hours and food variety reveal only part of a broader story about meal plans, contracts and commissions.
Over the last few years, the New College administration has been dedicated proponents of the NCF Growth Plan, which would see the college grow to 1,200 students by the fall of 2024. This plan has already been the basis on which new professors have been…
As the spring 2021 semester reaches its halfway mark, New College makes plans for the future concerning in-person and online classes, and other matters related to COVID safety. Here are the details from the Towne Hall meeting on Friday, Feb. 26. The Nuances of “Going…
At the end of ISP, New College’s native, medicinal and butterfly-attracting garden—called the NatiMediFly for short—emerged from its metaphorical chrysalis after five intrepid students renovated what was once an overgrown, brambly maze and restored it to a lush, sweet-scented and pollinator-friendly community space. Second-years London…
Over the weekend of Saturday, Feb. 27, the Florida Undergraduate Research Association (FURA) hosted their annual research conference over Zoom. The event was co-sponsored by Florida State University (FSU), where an in-person conference was originally planned. For the first time in New College history, six…
Since the summer of 2020, there has been a spotlight on the ways that various communities allow the police to do their job, behave and interact with civilians. New College is no exception: the injustices that took place over the summer pushed the administration to…
On Dec. 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) was signed into law and authorized $22.9 billion in COVID-19 relief funding for higher education. These funds can be used for anything from “student’s cost of attendance [to] emergency costs that arise…
As of March 9, Florida has had 1,948,307 total COVID-19 cases, with 44,625 new cases since March 8. Since Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Florida would be entering Phase 3 of the reopening plan in Sept. 2020, restaurants and businesses have slowly been reopening to…
