A joint assertion by presidents of the Florida College System (FCS) Wednesday publicly supported Governor Ron DeSantis’ vision of larger training, “one free from indoctrination, an environment open to the pursuit of truth and the cultivation of intellectual autonomy for all students.”
The FCS is comprised of 28 public community and state colleges, including Florida Southwestern State College in Fort Myers, South Florida State College in Avon Park, collectively serving practically 650,000 college students, yearly.
Each faculty is statutorily assigned a number of counties that comprise the faculty’s “district” or service space. Constitutionally, every faculty is ruled by a district board of trustees appointed by the governor.
The FCS presidents launched the joint assertion at Florida’s State Board of Education assembly that rejected, “the progressivist higher education indoctrination agenda, and commits to removing all woke positions and ideologies by February 1, 2023. This statement makes clear that Florida’s 28 state colleges stand squarely in the camp of educational freedom and democratic citizenship.”
A Florida Gulf Coast University consultant stated the college was in the State University System and never a component of the FCS. There was no response to a request for remark from Florida SouthWestern State College.
“Today’s bold statement by the Florida College System presidents shows their commitment to providing students with higher education opportunities that are free from indoctrination and woke ideology,” stated Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. “I would like to commend our presidents for ensuring our state colleges are environments where all students can embrace educational freedom and acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for a thriving career.”
“The Florida College System’s mission and purpose is one of opportunity for the underserved, the adult learner, the displaced worker, the single mother or father, really, any resident of the great state of Florida,” stated Dr. John Avendano, president of Florida State College of Jacksonville.
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