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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter]https://twitter.com/tamisawyer/status/1742955324422689004[/twitter][/quote]

While we're at it, let's examine the academic credentials and background of the interim president of New College in Florida (DeSantis' attempt to present an alternative to "woke" colleges), shall we? Richard Corcoran was installed as interim president of New College by the new board of the college, after the board fired President Patricia Okker, who had only held the position for 19 months. He was paid a base salary of $699,000, which is $400,000 more than Okker made.

[b]Academic background[/b]: Corcoran dropped out of University of Florida. He later attended St. Leo College, graduating in 1989, and Regent University [a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, VA founded by Pat Robertson], where he received his Juris Doctor in 1996. While enrolled in college, he served six years in the United States Naval Reserve (1987–1993).

[b]Career[/b]: 
*lawyer
*former chief of staff to Marco Rubio
*member of the FL House of Representatives
*head of the Florida Education Commission
*registered lobbyist

You can read more about some of his political views and a few scandals associated with him in the link below, but it's clear that he was chosen for his ability to implement DeSantis's priorities--not because he is an academic of note. So if former-president Gay represents DEI politics, this guy represents the opposite of that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Corcoran[/quote]

Ten years ago the idea that you could credibly compare Harvard to New College would have been seen as a joke. Yet here we are. It is remarkable how tainted the Harvard brand is now. [/quote]

Part of the all the Ivy brands fall has to with how corrupted the US News and World Report rankings have become.

They were once based on merit and objective factors.  They were once reliable.

It was ironically DEI which became a “factor” and has now rendered the rankings largely useless.[/quote]

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