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An Evening With Bill Nye and Michael Shellenberger at the Sarasota Opera House on Sept. 14 2024. Hosted by New College of Florida. Photo by Daniel Wagner / WAGNER VISUALS

The New College of Florida Office of Public Policy Events seeks to advance free speech, civil discourse, and fearless dialogue through facilitating events that foster open discussion and debate on relevant public policy issues. Such debates or group forums provide opportunity for a wide range of viewpoints and perspectives to be presented. These events are open to the public and include speakers from within and without the state university community that hold broadly divergent and opposing perspectives.

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Upcoming Events

The Fight For America

Dinesh D’Souza

September 22, 2026 | 6:00 PM | Mildred Sainer Pavilion – New College of Florida

Dinesh D’Souza is a bestselling author and award-winning filmmaker. His political documentaries “2016: Obama’s America” and “America: Imagine a World Without Her” are among the highest-grossing political films of all time. His 2022 film “2000 Mules” was seen by more than 10 million people and transformed the debate over election fraud in America. An immigrant who grew up in Mumbai, India, Dinesh came to the United States in 1978 as an exchange student. He attended Dartmouth College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He was a domestic policy analyst at the Reagan White House, and a scholar at think tanks such as the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institution at Stanford. Dinesh has written more than a dozen books and made 8 documentaries and one feature film that he produced with his wife Debbie. His latest film is the critically acclaimed “The Dragon’s Prophecy,” now available on iTunes and Amazon Prime and you can purchase the DVD at thedragonsprophecyfilm.com. You can find Dinesh once a week on his new show called “Dinesh” and follow him on Substack: dineshdsouza.substack.com

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All Socratic Stage events presented by the New College Office of Public Policy Events are recorded and archived for future viewing.