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Board approves tuition change, tenure, accountability plan and new AOC; multiple votes pass
Summary
At its April 9 meeting the New College Board approved a tuition-and-fees regulation amendment, conferred tenure on Dr. Andrei Skripnikov, approved the 2025 accountability plan, and approved an International Commerce and Society AOC. All items passed by roll-call votes.
The New College of Florida Board of Trustees voted on several administrative and academic items on April 9, 2025; each motion passed by roll call.
Votes at a glance - Amendment to Regulation 3‑1002 (tuition and fees): Approved (unanimous roll call). The item was presented as a finance committee recommendation; trustees asked questions about housing and were told the changes are revenue neutral. - Tenure for Dr. Andrei Skripnikov, assistant professor of applied statistics: Approved (unanimous roll call). Provost David Rohrabacher outlined Skripnikov’s teaching record, research with the Tampa Bay Estuary Program and sports analytics, and committee service before the board voted to confer tenure. - 2025 Accountability Plan: Approved (roll call). Trustees asked for internal assessment plans for academic coaches and a data officer to centralize enrollment and recruiting metrics; administration agreed to follow up. - New Area of Concentration: International Commerce and Society: Approved (unanimous roll call). Professor Taran Kamraj described coursework (economics, accounting, statistics, business anthropology) and access to Bloomberg terminals; trustees confirmed the thesis requirement matches other New College programs.
Administration provided a student‑housing update while discussing the tuition amendment. President Richard Corcoran said the "Mighty Banyans" dorms were shuttered after storm damage and mold; students were relocated to a hotel while remediation proceeds. Corcoran said renovations and replacements (mattresses, carpets) are underway and that the greatest dorm repairs should be completed "probably by July," with other housing options (hotel and possible USF facility access) supplementing capacity.
Several items reflected broader strategic priorities Corcoran described earlier in his report: recruiting and enrollment growth, legislative outreach in Tallahassee, ongoing PECO projects, and an expected multimillion‑dollar gift under negotiation. Trustees requested more centralized data support; administration said it will hire a Chief Data Officer and prepare additional assessment metrics for trustees to review.
Next steps: Administration will return to the board with hiring updates for program leadership, progress reports on the Banyans renovations, and implementation details for the approved academic programs and accountability measures.
