State board rejects University of Florida pick amid conservative backlash

Amid bitter conservative backlash, state board rejects University of Florida president pick

UF president pick rejected

TALLAHASSEE — After a coordinated campaign by conservatives attacking his “evolution” on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, a divided state university system Board of Governors on Tuesday blocked Santa Ono from becoming the University of Florida’s next president.

Former U-Mich president loses bid for new role after Trump controversy

Santa Ono resigned from his role as president at the University of Michigan last month to pursue a new role.

One thing is clear after UF’s vote: Florida universities are officially political bodies

Board of Governors rejects Santa J. Ono as University of Florida president, signaling the rise of anti-DEI policies in higher education.

Florida Narrowly Dodges UF President Who Dedicated His Career To Illegal Bigotry

The Florida Board of Governors (BOG) barely rejected the University of Florida’s (UF) presidential candidate with a 10-6 vote during Tuesday’s meeting. UF’s Board of Trustees (BOT) had voted unanimously for Santa Ono, who was the only candidate they pitched to the BOG. Yet if just three BOG members switched their vote, the state where […]

UF presidential nominee Santa Ono's rejection by the BOG is a bad omen for Florida A&M University

There are plenty of lessons in yesterday's massive news that the Florida Board of Governors rejected University of Florida President-select Santa Ono by a 10-6 vote on the basis of being "too woke," or too liberal in a decidedly conservative…