New group ISP demonstrate breadth of curriculum
Students participating in the January 2020 Coral Reef Ecology ISP disembarking off a boat in Panama. Photo courtesy of Dan Duprez.

New group ISP demonstrate breadth of curriculum

Photo courtesy of Dan Duprez Students participating in the Coral Reef Ecology ISP disembarking off a boat in Panama. Photo courtesy of Dan Duprez Students participating in the Coral Reef Ecology ISP were given the opportunity to try their hand at tree climbing. As we…

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Getting to know Metz employees

Metz Culinary Management (Metz) employees. Students see them everyday for breakfast, lunch and dinner, receive advice from them about their school lives and exchange pleasantries like it is nobody’s business. Yet, even with all the time spent together, many Metz employees have still retained their…

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Addressing accessibility: navigating campus in a wheelchair
Photo courtesy of Erin Neishaus Shown by her shirt, first-year Anna Canady is proud to represent her hometown.

Addressing accessibility: navigating campus in a wheelchair

Photo courtesy of Erin Neishaus Shown by her shirt, first-year Anna Canady is proud to represent her hometown. New College can be a place to call home for students who experience personal obstacles, whether mental illnesses, physical difficulties or a combination of both. Student Disability…

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The Foundation introduces new scholarships, plans to grow funds for enhanced four-year outcomes
Cohort of 2015 graduation.

The Foundation introduces new scholarships, plans to grow funds for enhanced four-year outcomes

The New College Foundation, housed at the Keating Center, raises and invests in scholarship money. There are two categories of scholarships the foundation generates to keep funds running: endowments and expendables. Three recently added four-year scholarships, raised from endowed donations, offer incoming and prospective students…

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Halloween Costumes
Second-years Gabriela Ott and Hannah Gatoff posing with a friend at a Halloween Party in second court.(2019)

Halloween Costumes

Photo courtesy of Arantxa PrinceThird-year Arantxa Prince dressed as Ariel from The Little Mermaid Halloween is a beloved holiday because of the costumes and promise of candy in a time filled with nostalgia.  This past Halloween, the campus saw many elaborate costumes as people went…

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A new look for the Nook: renovation almost complete
"Landscape Renovation in Progress" signs

A new look for the Nook: renovation almost complete

Photo courtesy of Hannah Sine"Landscape Renovation in Progress" signs scatter the planters as new foliage is added. Over the past few weeks, students passing by the planter on the perimeter of the Nook and Second Court have stopped to ask, “Has it always been that…

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An evening with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Photo courtesy of Hayley Vanstrum Rodriguez and Solis construct a pyramid representing the tomato supply chain, with farmworkers taking the worst abuses at the base and corporations which demand the most product possible at the cheapest price at the top.

An evening with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Photo courtesy of Hayley VanstrumRodriguez and Solis construct a pyramid representing the tomato supply chain, with farmworkers taking the worst abuses at the base and corporations which demand the most product possible at the cheapest price at the top. On Thursday, Oct. 4, Coalition of Immokalee…

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Students deck the halls for Spooky Season

Halloween carries wonderful childhood memories of candy, fun costumes and scary movies, but it can be a bit hard to celebrate away from home. To combat this, some students have found a way to make their dorms and campus spaces feel like home for the…

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Demystifying the SUS budget: how NCF plans to take advantage of additional funding category
Photo courtesy of Adriana Gavilanes In 2019, Fountain outside of Cook Hall on a sunny day.

Demystifying the SUS budget: how NCF plans to take advantage of additional funding category

President Donal O’Shea will be travelling to Gainesville to defend the “New College Tomorrow: Arts and Sciences for Florida’s Future” proposal, which requests an additional $700,000 for the 2020–2021 school year, at the Oct. 30 Florida Board of Governors (FBOG) meeting. The proposal focuses on…

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Debunking the tenure process: how students can be involved in the promotion of faculty
Photo courtesy New Colege Digital Archives Student and Professor circa 1960s.

Debunking the tenure process: how students can be involved in the promotion of faculty

Professors can hold a variety of different titles, including assistant professor, associate professor and simply, professor, but it can often be confusing to know what these titles truly mean. The difference in these titles comes down to tenure, which gives professors job security, allowing them…

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