/tags/richard-corcoran Richard Corcoran en-US WLRN Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:57:09 GMT /education/2023-10-23/richard-corcorans-new-college-contract-puts-him-among-the-highest-paid-state-university-presidents The five-year compensation package puts him on par with the state's highest-paid college president, at the University of Florida. UF has over 55,000 students. That's less than the 700 who attend New College. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:57:09 GMT /education/2023-10-23/richard-corcorans-new-college-contract-puts-him-among-the-highest-paid-state-university-presidents Meghan Bowman /education/2023-03-01/at-new-college-of-florida-richard-corcoran-is-in-and-diversity-initiatives-are-out The Republican former state House speaker and education commissioner, who also served on the state Board of Governors that oversees Florida’s university system, was named to the role, in part, by seven new conservative trustees. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:00:00 GMT /education/2023-03-01/at-new-college-of-florida-richard-corcoran-is-in-and-diversity-initiatives-are-out Cathy Carter /education/2023-02-28/new-college-board-looking-to-get-rid-of-dei-at-first-meeting The New College of Florida Board of Trustees on Tuesday is slated to consider policy changes related to diversity, equity and inclusion during its first meeting with interim President Richard Corcoran. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:32:45 GMT /education/2023-02-28/new-college-board-looking-to-get-rid-of-dei-at-first-meeting News Service of Florida /podcast/the-florida-roundup/2023-02-17/black-leaders-rally-in-tally-remaking-new-college-what-is-esg-and-why-does-the-governor-want-to-ban-it Hundreds of Black leaders rallied in the state capital this week to denounce Gov. Ron DeSantis. New College’s interim President Richard Corcoran gets a pay bump of nearly $400,000 over his predecessor. What is ESG investing and why does the governor want to ban it? Fri, 17 Feb 2023 23:09:32 GMT /podcast/the-florida-roundup/2023-02-17/black-leaders-rally-in-tally-remaking-new-college-what-is-esg-and-why-does-the-governor-want-to-ban-it Brendan Rivers /2023-02-17/black-leaders-rally-in-tally-remaking-new-college-what-is-esg-and-why-does-the-governor-want-to-ban-it Hundreds of Black leaders rallied in the state capital this week to denounce Gov. Ron DeSantis. New College’s interim President Richard Corcoran gets a pay bump of nearly $400,000 over his predecessor. What is ESG investing and why does the governor want to ban it? Fri, 17 Feb 2023 23:08:57 GMT /2023-02-17/black-leaders-rally-in-tally-remaking-new-college-what-is-esg-and-why-does-the-governor-want-to-ban-it Brendan Rivers /education/2023-02-14/new-college-offers-700-000-salary-to-interim-president-richard-corcoran The New College of Florida board of trustees, now dominated by six conservatives appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, has voted to approve hiring a DeSantis ally as the interim president. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /education/2023-02-14/new-college-offers-700-000-salary-to-interim-president-richard-corcoran Associated Press /education/2023-02-01/former-education-commissioner-richard-corcoran-to-lead-the-new-college-of-florida Former Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran will be appointed to head the New College of Florida in Sarasota, removing President Patricia Okker Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:10:00 GMT /education/2023-02-01/former-education-commissioner-richard-corcoran-to-lead-the-new-college-of-florida Ryan Dailey /education/2022-07-11/state-files-motion-to-exclude-former-education-commissioner-in-intellectual-freedom-case The state is asking a federal judge to shield former Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran from testifying in a battle about a 2021 law requiring surveys of “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:03:13 GMT /education/2022-07-11/state-files-motion-to-exclude-former-education-commissioner-in-intellectual-freedom-case Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /news/2022-05-30/desantis-appoints-corcoran-to-board-of-governors The governor tapped the former state education commissioner to serve on the state university system’s Board of Governors. The board oversees Florida’s state universities and is responsible for adopting regulations designed to carry out laws related to higher education. Mon, 30 May 2022 11:36:20 GMT /news/2022-05-30/desantis-appoints-corcoran-to-board-of-governors Ryan Dailey /news/2022-04-22/manny-diaz-is-slated-to-become-floridas-new-education-commissioner Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending state Sen. Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah to replace outgoing education commissioner Richard Corcoran. Corcoran announced in early March he would step down at the end of April, and has been on a “goodbye tour” of sorts. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:24:40 GMT /news/2022-04-22/manny-diaz-is-slated-to-become-floridas-new-education-commissioner Lynn Hatter