Professors from across the country have long been lured to Florida’s public colleges and universities, with the educators attracted to the research opportunities, student bodies, and the warm weather.

But for a swath of liberal-leaning professors, many of them holding highly coveted tenured positions, they’ve felt increasingly out of place in the Sunshine State. And some of them are pointing to the conservative administration of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as the reason for their departures, according to The New York Times.

DeSantis, who was elected to the governorship in 2018 and was easily reelected last fall, has over the course of his tenure worked to put a conservative imprint on a state where moderation was once a driving force in state politics. In recent years, DeSantis has railed against the current process by which tenure is awarded, and with a largely compliant GOP-controlled legislature, he’s imposed conservative education reforms across the state.

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    Teachers don’t give up on students. They do give up on institutions.

    Florida is going to be a wasteland of inbred morons in 20 years if it’s not under water.

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      Florida is going to be a wasteland of inbred morons in 20 years if it’s not under water.

      Yes, but they still have 2 senators. Do this to enough states and you’ve effectively eliminated democracy.