Explore the debate over Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan for New College to take over USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus.

A potential agreement between USF and New College regarding USF Sarasota-Manatee could benefit the entire community.

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee opened its first on-campus dormitory last year, but USF students make up less than half of its residents. A proposal in the Gov. Ron DeSantis’s recommended ...

The proposal - a draft bill included in Gov. Ron DeSantis's $117 billion 2026-27 state budget - would force USFSM to hand over its buildings and facilities to New College by July 2026. New College's ...

On November 13, 2025, the Climate Adaptation Center (CAC) hosts its 5th Annual Florida Climate Conference, "Climate and Biodiversity," at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus.

The University of South Florida may transfer its Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College of Florida. New College students already occupy nearly 75% of the beds in the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus's ...