New College Plans Kirk Statue on Campus

[Coventina]

New College of Florida plans to honor recently murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk with a statue on campus, the public liberal arts institution announced on social media earlier this week.

Kirk, who founded the organization Turning Point USA, which has chapters at hundreds of colleges, was shot and killed while speaking outdoors at Utah Valley University last week. Kirk has since been eulogized by multiple conservative figures, including President Donald Trump.

“Today, we announced that we will commission a statue of Charlie Kirk to honor his legacy and incredible work after his tragic assassination last week. The statue, privately funded by community leaders, will stand on campus as a commitment by New College to defend and fight for free speech and civil discourse in American life,” New College officials wrote Monday on X.

Where on campus the statue would go has not yet been announced.

NCF appears to be the first to announce such a move to honor Kirk, though more than a dozen congressional Republicans are seeking to place a statue of Kirk in the United States Capitol. Additionally, Iowa representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks has called on the University of Iowa to name its new Center for Intellectual Freedom after the activist as a tribute to his legacy.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/09/18/new-college-plans-kirk-statue-campus

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. They ran out of true heroes so they decided to honour a college dropout shot by a college dropout. . . nt

[hunter]

2. It's a veiled warning.

This could be you if you drop out of college.

[Coldwater]

3. Drunk College Students

need somewhere to relieve themselves

[leftstreet]

4. and pigeons :-)

[buzzycrumbhunger]

5. I live in Sarasota...

The fascist Deathsantis takeover of New College has been horrific. This school was known as an incredibly progressive school (you could make up your own major and I remember one year when a guy was allowed to go to class wearing nothing but a tie for a year-- I'm assuming a sociology or psych experiment). No sports teams, just really cool, free-thinking people.

So natch, this school became a project for the fascist goon in Tallahassee. The board was replaced entirely, teachers fired, pointless athletics were being pushed, and the beautiful campus fucked over.

I'm sure it's Deathsantis' pride and joy, right up there with removing vaccine mandates for schools. Seems a natural to place a shrine here to a racist poseur who never even finished school. 🙄

I predict this monstrosity will become a focus of abuse. Still plenty of artsy-fartsy free-thinking libs, old hippies, and pissed-off people hurt by the shitty economy and cost of living here who are willing to fight back. This isn't Mar-a-Fucking-Lago. This is the GOOD side of Florida, and we're fighting back.🤨