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‘I’m not wanted’: Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee (www.theguardian.com)

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Ron DeSantis’s slew of laws attacking teaching of race and gender issues sees state’s colleges struggle to fill faculty posts

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So everything is going according to plan for DeSantis, right? Because that’s exactly what he wanted - all the “woke” folks in education gone.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago

Lack of education is a conservative's biggest ally...so yeah.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Florida's new state motto should be "Because we Can't Stand Mississippi and Alabama Always Taking the Bottom Spot"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Remember the glorious days when a guy high on bath salts eating another guys face was a weird day in Florida?

Yeah me neither lol.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is what happens in third world countries and flyover states. Seems like Georgia is going the other direction. These people can just move a couple hundred miles north.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Not too surprised. I imagine many black students do not like his decision.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Interesting coincidence! "I'm not wanted" also happens to be Ron's campaign slogan for the 2024 Republican primary.