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Ron DeSantis: “The presidents of the universities and, and the boards of…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Announces Investments in Critical Infrastructure

Published | Video Starts at 21:19

We changed the law in Florida and we said two things. One, all tenured professors must undergo review every five years and can be terminated for poor performance. Two, The presidents of the universities and, and the boards of trustees, you know, they can directly recruit professors to the university without being subjected to the faculty veto. So they, we've been able to bring in, we had a, we had, we brought. The top Civil War scholar from Princeton is now at Hamilton School, this great, great scholar from Harvard. (21:19–21:33)

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Asserts that university presidents and boards of trustees in Florida can recruit professors without faculty veto.

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