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New College of Florida is attracting faculty from prestigious universities.
The college emphasizes teaching critical thinking skills over rote memorization.
New College uses narrative evaluations instead of letter grades and requires a senior thesis.
The school prioritizes one-on-one mentorship between faculty and students.
If you want to see the future of higher education, don’t look to the Ivy League . Look to the shores of Sarasota Bay.
This fall, New College of Florida welcomes an extraordinary group of new faculty members – scholars drawn here from top institutions including Penn, Columbia, Michigan and Johns Hopkins.
They join us not by accident, but by conviction.
They believe, as we do, that a true liberal arts education is not about telling student