New College News

When I first stumbled upon New College of Florida, I had no idea what I would do after graduation. I remember attending a single college fair where I walked around all of the booths manned by bored recruiters in a high school gym and, table by table, my situation looked grimmer.

New College has again been named a “College of Distinction” among public Florida institutions for 2022-2023, with recognition in two main areas: Career Development, and Equity & Inclusion (accolades the College also received for the past two academic years).

Studying French in Senegal this fall will be a dream realized for New College of Florida third-year Michael Bolesh, who was just selected to be a Boren scholar.

Preparing to be a professional scientist requires years of conducting hands-on research and building mental fortitude, and Jess Franks has learned both of these skills as a student at New College of Florida.

New College of Florida continues to be one of the nation’s top colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review.

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.

When Aleah Colón-Alfonso—a student from the Class of 2022 at New College of Florida—graduates on May 20, her commencement speaker will be alumna Maxeme Tuchman ’00.

Accolades continue to abound for New College of Florida fourth-year student Antonia “Toni” Ginsberg-Klemmt, who was just awarded another $100,000 for her nationally-lauded GismoPower invention.

Rosemary Mejia envisions a society in which more individuals—regardless of their financial or demographical barriers—have equitable access to healthcare. This is one of the keys to global transformation, Mejia believes, and she aspires to be part of that change.