University of Florida president Ben Sasse says professors shouldn't feel stifled by the state's new law stipulating they can't 'distort' history in their teachings

• Ben Sasse told The New York Times that professors shouldn't feel stifled by a new Florida law.
• "You want to actually be teaching debates that allow people to get inside texts and wrestle," he said.
• Sasse, a former Nebraska senator, took over the reigns of the University of Florida earlier this year.

Ben Sasse, the former Nebraska Republican senator who assumed the presidency of the University of Florida in February, arrived on campus amid continued controversy over Gov. Ron DeSantis' education policies.

Republicans in the state have pushed through a slew of legislation aimed at restricting the teaching of subjects, including sexual orientation and racial inequality, and at the university level, there has been angst about how the GOP-crafted laws would impact how professors teach their students.