Board of Trustees vote to terminate New College president

The New College of Florida Board of Trustees voted on Tuesday to terminate New College President Patricia Okker. The board made a motion to approve entering into discussions with Richard Corcoran to assume the role of interim president effective on March 1. Corcoran has previously served as Florida's Education Commissioner and Florida House Speaker. "You cannot ask me to go forward and argue that we are indoctrinating students here. I do not believe it. I understand there’s a difference of opinion about that, but I will be persuasive on this point," said Patricia Okker.