Chris stares wide eyed at a point off camera: the lighting draws shadows on his face and the effect is especially striking. Photo is cropped from original format shown in entirety at the end of the article. All photos courtesy of Allan Mestel Dominique is…
This year, New College introduced law resources available through courses, real-world experience, test preparation and networking opportunities. The emergence of the pre-law club, Novum Collegium Litigos, in combination with Constitutional Law I, an upper level seminar course, shows that the college is expanding the pathway…
The collapse of the Berlin Wall is one of the most notorious events in recent history with the well-known Ronald Reagan declaration, “Mr. Gorbachov, tear down this wall.” Nov. 9, 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the Wall’s collapse and German studies Professor Lauren Hansen’s…
Graphic courtesy of Sarasota Students 4 Climate Ella Mirman, a junior at Booker High School, is the lead organizer for Sarasota Students 4 Climate, an organization pushing for climate action and hosting the Sarasota Climate Strike on Sept. 20. Mirman started the group last year…
The college experience is often defined by the insights obtained during the academic year, but summers in between can be just as illuminating. This summer, numerous students took part in summer programs across the world: here are stories from six of them. Thesis student Benjamin…
Palm trees thrive on Z-Green under a rainbow post-storm. In Spring 2019, the Arbor Day Foundation recognized New College as a Tree Campus USA. After a semester with this status, returning students wondered how removing trees fits in with New College’s landscaping and the college’s…
Natasha Mazurka: Order Systems at The John and Mable Ringing Museum of Art. All photos courtesy of Natasha Mazurka. Iridescent sheets of vinyl arranged in multi-branching nodes throw kaleidoscopic patterns onto the concrete floor of the Ringling’s Monda Gallery for Contemporary Art. Part of Order…
Adriana Gavilanes/Catalyst“It was more like New College chose me type of deal,” Perkins said. While many students come to New College from different cities around the world, for a few students, New College is a place centered around everything familiar. It is typical for people…
In spring 2017, President Donal O’Shea announced a plan to grow New College by 50 percent to 1,200 students by 2023. Administration plans to increase the size of the student body by curbing retention, a perpetual institutional struggle. Here are some thoughts from students, alumni,…
Amidst constant change at New College—including but not limited to the closure of Four Winds, introduction of e-contracts and preliminary plans, a new policy of leashed dogs at the Bayfront and a paint rave party cancelled as quickly as it was proposed—there is one thing…
