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Jewish Federation Organizes March Against Hate

Nov 18, 2023 | wslr.org | Emy McGuire

March Against Hate aims to keep civillian hostages in mind. Host: As the war raging in Gaza is costing thousands of Palestinian lives, Israel’s supporters are mobilizing for a demonstration in Sarasota this Sunday. WSLR reporter Emy McGuire talked to one of the organizers. Emy McGuire: Today marks one month and 10 days since Hamas launched a terror attack on Israel that resulted in over 1,000 dead and more than 220 people taken hostage.
Senate Bill 266, New College of Florida Faculty Sues

Nov 9, 2023 | wslr.org | Emy McGuire

New College Professor, now plaintiff, stresses impacts on education at the hands of SB 266. Host: A federal judge on Friday refused to issue a preliminary injunction against a Florida law that prohibits the teaching of certain topics in general education core classes at state colleges and universities. WSLR News reporter, Emi Maguire, has this update.
High school students take the lead as the largest blood donor group

Oct 27, 2023 | wslr.org | Emy McGuire

Sixty-five Sarasota High students participated in the SunCoast blood drive. Host: Ever had surgery that required blood transfusion? A terrible accident? Without teenage donors, you might not have survived. WSLR reporter Emy McGuire accompanied a SunCoast Blood Centers drive to a local high school. Emy McGuire: SunCoast – a community-focused blood center that is QUOTE “Dracula approved” – held one of their blood drives yesterday at Sarasota High School.
New College trustees grant Corcoran another pay bump

Oct 22, 2023 | wslr.org | Emy McGuire

And that makes him the highest-paid public university president. By far. Host: It’s official and permanent now: The tiny New College of Florida has the probably highest-paid president of any public university in this hemisphere, when you divide dollars by number of students. After the trustees voted for an improved pay package for Richard Corcoran during a Zoom meeting on Friday, WSLR News reporter Emy McGuire talked to an expert.
Manatee County offers land to New College

Oct 14, 2023 | wslr.org | Emy McGuire

The college now ponders whether to build a dorm and classrooms there. But that would be a bad idea, a previous campus plan suggests. Host: Manatee County is offering New College a 16-acre piece of bayfront land, and the college is now figuring out whether it will build a dorm and classrooms there – near the water, which a campus plan suggests is a bad idea. Emy McGuire reports.
New College selects first non-academic to lead campus

Oct 4, 2023 | wslr.org | Emy McGuire

Richard Corcoran will also be the highest-paid president, by far. Host: The New College board of trustees voted yesterday to make a career politician president of the campus. This is the first time in decades a non-academic will head the small public university, and Richard Corcoran will also be the by far highest-paid New College president.
Corcoran reveals cost of New College hotel deals

Sep 30, 2023 | wslr.org | Emy McGuire

At NC Foundation board meeting, fundraising was a secondary issue. Host: Due to the total makeover it is undergoing, the finances of New College are a moving target. At a recent board meeting of the New College Foundation – the fundraising arm of the campus – the interim president laid out some of the elements of the budget. Fundraising was a secondary issue during that meeting, as WSLR News’ Emy McGuire reports.
Former New College President Speaks Up

Sep 20, 2023 | wslr.org | Emy McGuire |Mariano Vera

She was fired as New College president, but now she is raising her voice. Official TranscriptHost: She was fired as New College president – she actually still is on the payroll of the public university – but now she is raising her voice. WSLR reporter Emy McGuire listened to what Patricia Okker had to say at a forum yesterday.
New College students, faculty seek help from feds

Sep 7, 2023 | wslr.org | Emy McGuire

In federal complaints, they allege civil rights violationsOfficial TranscriptHost: The struggles continue at New College of Florida, in the wake of the takeover by the state that began early this year. In the latest move, faculty members and students have filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice. WSLR reporter Emy McGuire is following that story.