New College News

Earlier this spring, 35 college students—including several from New College of Florida—interviewed to be part of the inaugural class of the Diversity in Arts Leadership (DIAL) internship program through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

In a single 24-hour period from April 26 to 27, the 2022 Giving Challenge generated donations totaling $117,220 for the New College Foundation.

When I first heard about New College of Florida, I was 2,210.1 miles away, in the mountain town of Prescott, Arizona, at Prescott College.

This spring, New College of Florida and State College of Florida (SCF) Manatee-Sarasota collaboratively spearheaded the Launch [ ]! Student Entrepreneurship Program—a brand-new initiative designed to create solid career pathways to entrepreneurship for students.

Graduates of the State College of Florida Collegiate Schools (SCFCS) in Bradenton and Venice can now receive a $7,000 per year scholarship to attend New College of Florida as part of a new articulation agreement.

Once again, New College of Florida has joined the ranks of “the most transfer-friendly schools in the nation,” with a spot on the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) 2022 Transfer Honor Roll.

From day one, we are preparing our students at New College of Florida to enter the competitive workforce—with everything from personalized career coaching to networking opportunities and leadership training.

Two New College of Florida students were selected this year to receive competitive Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) to study in China and Tajikistan, respectively, this summer.

Before Adam Rego Johnson even graduated from New College of Florida in May 2021, his senior thesis—Blocking the Blockers: Charrettes, Urban Planning, and Deliberative Democracy—was already an award-winning paper in Florida.

Five decades ago, striking workers at the Talisman Sugar Corporation in Central Florida asked for volunteers to stand with them in their nonviolent struggle against abuse and oppression. Among those responding to their call was an 18-year-old Jewish woman named Nan Freeman—a student at New College of Florida.