
Richard Corcoran (right), was hired as interim president of the New College of Florida (NCF) in February. Corcoran, a Republican former state lawmaker, stepped into the job amid major political upheaval at NCF driven by a slate of new trustees appointed by DeSantis in January with the specific goal of forcing the small liberal arts college to the right. After the new board members pushed out NCF’s president, they quickly hired Corcoran with a $400,000 pay increase over his predecessor.