New College News
New College Featured in 2011 Edition of The Princeton Review’s “The Best 373 Colleges”(August 26, 2010) — New College of Florida has once again been named one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features New College in the new 2011 edition of its popular guidebook, The Best 373 Colleges: 2011 Edition (Random House/ Princeton Review, $22.99). Only [...] More »
New College Dock Closed Due to Structural Damage
(August 17, 2010) – Structural field work at New College of Florida this week determined that the bayfront dock behind College Hall is unsafe. Photos taken under the dock show diagonal shear cracking (see photo), which typically causes catastrophic failure with little warning. Because of these issues, the College has closed access to the dock. [...] More »
U.S. News & World Report Ranks New College #5 among Public Liberal Arts Colleges
(August 17, 2010) — U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s top colleges and universities were released today and for the second year in a row Sarasota-based New College of Florida is ranked #5 among all public liberal arts colleges in the United States. New College also is ranked among the nation’s [...] More »
New College Kicks Off 2010-2011 School Year with Orientation and Mini Classes this Week
(August 16, 2010) — A bustle returned to the New College of Florida campus in Sarasota this weekend, as around 240 new students arrived with plenty of gear in tow. Orientation week for new students started on Sunday (August 15) and runs through next Sunday (August 22), with plenty of fun activities planned. Returning students [...] More »
WWII Vet and Trustee General Raymond E. Mason, Jr., (1920-2010) Left Lasting Impression on New College
(August 14, 2010) — New College of Florida trustee Raymond E. Mason, Jr., a decorated veteran of World War II and philanthropist who devoted his life to providing higher-education opportunities for young people, died on Friday. He was 90. Mason was a longtime member of the New College of Florida Board of Trustees and the [...] More »
Remembering John B. Morrill, Emeritus Professor of Biology (1929-2010)
(August 12, 2010) — New College of Florida lost a legendary figure among its faculty this week when John B. Morrill, Emeritus Professor of Biology, passed away following a long and courageous battle with liver cancer. Morrill died on Monday, August 9, in Sarasota. His longtime companion, Nancy Ferraro, and his daughter, Sandy Morrill, were close [...] More »
Hamilton Center Renovation Project Moving at a Rapid Pace this Summer
(July 19, 2010) Among the many summer construction projects under way at New College of Florida this summer is the renovation of the Hamilton Student Center, located on the College’s East Campus. Designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei and opened in the mid-1960s, this hub of student life is being updated and modernized for the [...] More »
New Music New College Announces 12th Season of Contemporary Music
New Music New College, the region’s cutting-edge series of contemporary music, presents its 12th season beginning in the fall of 2010. Once again, director Stephen Miles has put together a varied and compelling program featuring some of the most innovative musicians of our time, coupled with performances featuring New College of Florida students. This year’s [...] More »
New College Alumnae/i Association Welcomes New Alum Coordinator
(July 7, 2010) The New College Alumnae/i Association (NCAA) welcomed its fourth alum coordinator, Morgan Boecher ’06, to the Association staff on June 7, 2010. Morgan graduated from New College in May of 2010 with a BA in Anthropology / Gender Studies. He traveled to Japan in the summer of 2009 to interview tea ceremony [...] More »
New College of Florida included in The Fiske Guide’s 2011 Best Buy Schools
( July 7, 2010) New College of Florida has been named a “best buy school” in the revised and updated 2011 edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges. The 45 “Best Buy Schools” – 21 public and 24 private from the U.S., Great Britain and Canada – fall into the inexpensive or moderate price category with [...] More »
