Foundation News
U.S. News & World Report Ranks New College #5 among Public Liberal Arts Colleges
(August 17, 2010) — U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s top colleges and universities were released today and for the second year in a row Sarasota-based New College of Florida is ranked #5 among all public liberal arts colleges in the United States. New College also is ranked among the nation’s [...] Read More
WWII Vet and Trustee General Raymond E. Mason, Jr., (1920-2010) Left Lasting Impression on New College
(August 14, 2010) — New College of Florida trustee Raymond E. Mason, Jr., a decorated veteran of World War II and philanthropist who devoted his life to providing higher-education opportunities for young people, died on Friday. He was 90. Mason was a longtime member of the New College of Florida Board of Trustees and the [...] Read More
Remembering John B. Morrill, Emeritus Professor of Biology (1929-2010)
(August 12, 2010) — New College of Florida lost a legendary figure among its faculty this week when John B. Morrill, Emeritus Professor of Biology, passed away following a long and courageous battle with liver cancer. Morrill died on Monday, August 9, in Sarasota. His longtime companion, Nancy Ferraro, and his daughter, Sandy Morrill, were close [...] Read More
Hamilton Center Renovation Project Moving at a Rapid Pace this Summer
(July 19, 2010) Among the many summer construction projects under way at New College of Florida this summer is the renovation of the Hamilton Student Center, located on the College’s East Campus. Designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei and opened in the mid-1960s, this hub of student life is being updated and modernized for the [...] Read More
(August 17, 2010) — U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s top colleges and universities were released today and for the second year in a row Sarasota-based New College of Florida is ranked #5 among all public liberal arts colleges in the United States. New College also is ranked among the nation’s [...] Read More
WWII Vet and Trustee General Raymond E. Mason, Jr., (1920-2010) Left Lasting Impression on New College
(August 14, 2010) — New College of Florida trustee Raymond E. Mason, Jr., a decorated veteran of World War II and philanthropist who devoted his life to providing higher-education opportunities for young people, died on Friday. He was 90. Mason was a longtime member of the New College of Florida Board of Trustees and the [...] Read More
Remembering John B. Morrill, Emeritus Professor of Biology (1929-2010)
(August 12, 2010) — New College of Florida lost a legendary figure among its faculty this week when John B. Morrill, Emeritus Professor of Biology, passed away following a long and courageous battle with liver cancer. Morrill died on Monday, August 9, in Sarasota. His longtime companion, Nancy Ferraro, and his daughter, Sandy Morrill, were close [...] Read More
Hamilton Center Renovation Project Moving at a Rapid Pace this Summer
(July 19, 2010) Among the many summer construction projects under way at New College of Florida this summer is the renovation of the Hamilton Student Center, located on the College’s East Campus. Designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei and opened in the mid-1960s, this hub of student life is being updated and modernized for the [...] Read More
