Ben Brown
@citizenbb.bsky.social
Westchester, New York Resident
Public citizen
Contrarian; curious; problem-solver
Hiker and daily walker
Alumnus of New College of Florida & University of Michigan Law School
Public citizen
Contrarian; curious; problem-solver
Hiker and daily walker
Alumnus of New College of Florida & University of Michigan Law School
As the debacle at New College of Florida comes to widespread attention via John Oliver / Last Week Tonight— we made some content to introduce our fully independent alumni & friends organization, Novo Collegian Alliance.
We have been investigating political grift at our College for three years.
We have been investigating political grift at our College for three years.
An introduction to the NCA by board member Ben Brown!
YouTube video by Novo Collegian Alliance
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June 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM
As the debacle at New College of Florida comes to widespread attention via John Oliver / Last Week Tonight— we made some content to introduce our fully independent alumni & friends organization, Novo Collegian Alliance.
We have been investigating political grift at our College for three years.
We have been investigating political grift at our College for three years.
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Have you watched it yet????? John Oliver destroys the "New College Takeover" and it's aftermath. The NCA appreciates the hard work done by the LWT team! #NewCollege #NCF #NCA
youtu.be/jFMc07F1UUU
youtu.be/jFMc07F1UUU
New College of Florida: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
June 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Have you watched it yet????? John Oliver destroys the "New College Takeover" and it's aftermath. The NCA appreciates the hard work done by the LWT team! #NewCollege #NCF #NCA
youtu.be/jFMc07F1UUU
youtu.be/jFMc07F1UUU
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We’re bringing [Alt]-grad back for another year! Visit our website to donate/find out more (link in bio).
#altgrad #NCA #NovoCollegianAlliance #FriendoftheFourWinds #NovoStrong
#altgrad #NCA #NovoCollegianAlliance #FriendoftheFourWinds #NovoStrong
March 27, 2026 at 6:40 PM
We’re bringing [Alt]-grad back for another year! Visit our website to donate/find out more (link in bio).
#altgrad #NCA #NovoCollegianAlliance #FriendoftheFourWinds #NovoStrong
#altgrad #NCA #NovoCollegianAlliance #FriendoftheFourWinds #NovoStrong
New College of Florida // Mike Sanderson has worked tirelessly to expose what's happened to our alma mater in the halls of power in Florida. He has made numerous trips; I saw him Miami in Oct. 2024 when we both spoke at the BoG meeting and again in Tallahassee in Mar. 2025 when we did so again.
Donate to Confronting Corcoran: Public Accountability Trip, organized by Michael Sanderson
New College's Board of Trustees meeting is coming up on February 12… Michael Sanderson needs your support for Confronting Corcoran: Public Accountability Trip
gofund.me
February 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
New College of Florida // Mike Sanderson has worked tirelessly to expose what's happened to our alma mater in the halls of power in Florida. He has made numerous trips; I saw him Miami in Oct. 2024 when we both spoke at the BoG meeting and again in Tallahassee in Mar. 2025 when we did so again.
An op-ed by the president of Novo Collegian Alliance (NCA).
New College isn't fit to take over USF Sarasota-Manatee | Opinion
New College of Florida's potential takeover of USF Sarasota-Manatee is a disaster waiting to happen. Here's why.
www.heraldtribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
An op-ed by the president of Novo Collegian Alliance (NCA).
WUSF, Feb. 3, 2026, "Ex-New College strategist says the transfer of USF dorm debt ‘will kill the college'"
Ex-New College strategist says the transfer of USF dorm debt ‘will kill the college'
Florida's governor wants to transfer the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, and its $53 million in dormitory debt, to New College of Florida, where he launched a conservative overhaul in 2023.
www.wusf.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
WUSF, Feb. 3, 2026, "Ex-New College strategist says the transfer of USF dorm debt ‘will kill the college'"
USF Sarasota-Manatee Faculty Senate V.P. Jonathan Scott Perry speaks.
www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/18/t...
www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/18/t...
The true tragedy at New College | Opinion
A University of South Florida professor lauds a recent Sun Sentinel editorial on the sad state of affairs at Sarasota’s New College, but writes that there’s even more to the story.
www.sun-sentinel.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:24 AM
USF Sarasota-Manatee Faculty Senate V.P. Jonathan Scott Perry speaks.
www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/18/t...
www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/18/t...
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🚨New year, new episode! Ryan (@ryanrayfla.bsky.social) is joined by Peter Schorsch of FloridaPolitics.com to discuss the current state of journalism, Vibes, & the DeSantis approach to friendship in the Florida Capitol
Listen to the latest Tropical Depression wherever you get podcasts!
Listen to the latest Tropical Depression wherever you get podcasts!
January 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM
🚨New year, new episode! Ryan (@ryanrayfla.bsky.social) is joined by Peter Schorsch of FloridaPolitics.com to discuss the current state of journalism, Vibes, & the DeSantis approach to friendship in the Florida Capitol
Listen to the latest Tropical Depression wherever you get podcasts!
Listen to the latest Tropical Depression wherever you get podcasts!
"The Perils of Parachuting In," in today's Florida news roundup by Seeking Rents.
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jasongarcia.substack.com/p/companies-...
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"The Perils of Parachuting In," in today's Florida news roundup by Seeking Rents.
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jasongarcia.substack.com/p/companies-...
An alumnus' essay on the New York Times coverage of New College of Florida
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December 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
An alumnus' essay on the New York Times coverage of New College of Florida
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The Boston Globe's in-depth article on New College of Florida is valuable.
apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/metr...
apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/metr...
New College of Florida is a preview of Trump’s plan for Harvard
Trump and MAGA want to remake higher education. New College is their blueprint for how to do it.
apps.bostonglobe.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Boston Globe's in-depth article on New College of Florida is valuable.
apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/metr...
apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/metr...
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New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The New York Times butchers New College's story, but at least we got on the front page of the New York Times! Students, faculty, and alumni WILL use the front-page attention to tell the REAL story of New College (it's a victim of disastrous management and grift).
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/u...
New College of Florida Was Progressive. Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The New York Times butchers New College's story, but at least we got on the front page of the New York Times! Students, faculty, and alumni WILL use the front-page attention to tell the REAL story of New College (it's a victim of disastrous management and grift).
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/u...
On radio waves Dec. 4th, now easy to access on YouTube.
New College alumnus Jono Miller then went on the same show Dec. 11th (acccessible at WSLR archives: archive.wslr.org?qtajax=true )
The College will hold a public hearing on the Campus Master Plan today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4xP...
New College alumnus Jono Miller then went on the same show Dec. 11th (acccessible at WSLR archives: archive.wslr.org?qtajax=true )
The College will hold a public hearing on the Campus Master Plan today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4xP...
Episode 24: New College update with Ben Brown - December 4 2025
YouTube video by The Detail with Cathy Antunes
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
On radio waves Dec. 4th, now easy to access on YouTube.
New College alumnus Jono Miller then went on the same show Dec. 11th (acccessible at WSLR archives: archive.wslr.org?qtajax=true )
The College will hold a public hearing on the Campus Master Plan today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4xP...
New College alumnus Jono Miller then went on the same show Dec. 11th (acccessible at WSLR archives: archive.wslr.org?qtajax=true )
The College will hold a public hearing on the Campus Master Plan today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4xP...
Getting into the nitty gritty of affordable housing policy where I live, in Westchester County, New York. Developers skimp on affordable housing 'buy out' fees, paying them at rates that were in effect several years ago instead of current rates. #WhitePlains #Westchester
Affordable Housing Behind-the-Scenes
Please join me as I take a look at an issue of concern in White Plains, New York: Developers paying affordable housing buy-outs at significantly outdated monetary rates.
substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Getting into the nitty gritty of affordable housing policy where I live, in Westchester County, New York. Developers skimp on affordable housing 'buy out' fees, paying them at rates that were in effect several years ago instead of current rates. #WhitePlains #Westchester
Florida has created a new higher education accreditor to use as an alternative to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Accreditation politics will hurt Florida higher education | Opinion
To sustain its higher education takeover, Florida launched its own accreditor to protect legislative interference.
www.palmbeachpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Florida has created a new higher education accreditor to use as an alternative to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
It's not even about the eighteen months on the Board of Trustees: Amy Reid dedicated herself as a learned and scholarly person to the public good for thirty years, and got denied faculty emeritus status in a petty act of retaliation.
floridapolitics.com/archives/762...
floridapolitics.com/archives/762...
New College denies emerita status to faculty Trustee who opposed Richard Corcoran’s hire
The gender studies professor taught for 30 years.
floridapolitics.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It's not even about the eighteen months on the Board of Trustees: Amy Reid dedicated herself as a learned and scholarly person to the public good for thirty years, and got denied faculty emeritus status in a petty act of retaliation.
floridapolitics.com/archives/762...
floridapolitics.com/archives/762...
The demise of a small, but once-great American college.
You don't respond to shared governance by punishing those who represent the faculty.
thebradentontimes.com/stories/poli...
You don't respond to shared governance by punishing those who represent the faculty.
thebradentontimes.com/stories/poli...
Political Payback? New College Professor who showed independence denied faculty emerita status - The Bradenton Times
New College Faculty Chair Amy Reid was recently recommended for faculty emerita status by New College Provost David Rohrbacher, who described the professor as "an outstanding teacher …
thebradentontimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The demise of a small, but once-great American college.
You don't respond to shared governance by punishing those who represent the faculty.
thebradentontimes.com/stories/poli...
You don't respond to shared governance by punishing those who represent the faculty.
thebradentontimes.com/stories/poli...
