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A wave of tenured professors leaving their highly coveted positions say the DeSantis administration is the reason they're leaving Florida (www.businessinsider.com)

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Professors from across the country have long been lured to Florida's public colleges and universities, with the educators attracted to the research opportunities, student bodies, and the warm weather.

But for a swath of liberal-leaning professors, many of them holding highly coveted tenured positions, they've felt increasingly out of place in the Sunshine State. And some of them are pointing to the conservative administration of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as the reason for their departures, according to The New York Times.

DeSantis, who was elected to the governorship in 2018 and was easily reelected last fall, has over the course of his tenure worked to put a conservative imprint on a state where moderation was once a driving force in state politics. In recent years, DeSantis has railed against the current process by which tenure is awarded, and with a largely compliant GOP-controlled legislature, he's imposed conservative education reforms across the state.

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[-] HWK_290@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

I mean, to the professors themselves? Nothing. To the university system? Arguably, what the people of Florida want and deserve

It's nice to say one would stay on principle and try and change things /fight back, but in reality, it's a huge emotional and professional drain, especially on families. I've personally drawn a line at applying for positions in Florida

That said, I've got a number of friends who work as professors in Florida and they haven't given any indication this affects them, or they're even remotely interested in leaving. Professors have high mobility and move often, especially if they have a competing (better) offer. The turnover rate only increased by 2% in the last year, according to the article...

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Arguably, what the people of Florida want and deserve

Try considering the polling places per capita of blue versus red counties and several other kinds of voter suppression before you go victim blaming millions of people.

[-] kool_newt@lemm.ee -2 points 11 months ago

it’s a huge emotional and professional drain, especially on families.

Fighting fascism is not going to be easy, convenient, safe, or anything like that, but it's still worth it.

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Fighting fascism is not going to be easy, convenient, safe, or anything like that, but it’s still worth it.

Then the fascists should start fighting it, no? Why are you not pointing your multiple comments at them?

Why is it up to the rest of us to clean up their messes when they can so easily just stay in place, destroy everything they don't like, and create the POC-free, LGBTQIA-free, non-Christian-free, democracy-free "Gilead" utopia they long for?

We already have historical evidence to tell us exactly how this is going to end. I don't want to be there when it does -- and it inevitably will. Badly.

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