US EditionAlan Levine: UF Presidential Search neither 'Failed' ... nor Over
- On June 3, 2025, the governing body responsible for Florida's public universities voted 10-6 against confirming Dr. Santa Ono as president, despite his unanimous approval by the University of Florida's board of trustees.
- The rejection followed nearly a year after the previous president stepped down and came after three hours of questioning Ono on DEI, admissions, and other issues.
- Ono had been the sole finalist, was coming from the University of Michigan, and was set to receive a five-year contract worth up to $15 million including a $1.5 million base salary.
- Members raised concerns over Ono's previous closure of Michigan's DEI office and unclear positions on diversity efforts and merit-based admissions during the vote.
- The Board of Governors required the UF presidential search committee to restart the selection process, appointing former UF President Kent Fuchs as interim leader.
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Alan Levine: UF presidential search neither 'failed' ... nor over
In 2012, I was on the Board of Trustees at the University of Florida. Then-President Dr. Bernie Machen had announced his retirement, and we were in the midst of a search for a new president. The search committee had narrowed the pool of candidates to three people, and I was asked, as a Trustee, to fly to Washington, D.C., to meet with the candidates. The request seemed odd because my understanding of the process was that we were to have a Truste…
University of Florida trustees stand by their controversial choice for college president
Century Tower on the Gainesville campus of the University of Florida. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)University of Florida trustees on Thursday stood by their selection of Santa Ono as the next president, despite his nomination being denied by the State University System Board of Governors (BOG). Mori Hosseini, chair of the UF Board of Trustees and a proponent of Ono, defended the UF trustees’ decision to forward Ono to the BOG for f…
Sen. Rick Scott blames search firm for Santa Ono’s failed UF presidency nomination
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) accused the search firm that oversaw the failed nomination of former University of Michigan President Santa Ono to lead the University of Florida of not properly vetting and disclosing the candidate’s record. “Clearly the search firm didnt disclose everything to anybody,” Scott told Jewish Insider on Wednesday of SPA Executive Search, the firm behind the search for UF’s new president. “It sure seems to me, just talking to …
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ChroniclesFlorida Delivers a Stunning Defeat to DEI
Santa Ono, the DEI fanatic and former president of the University of Michigan, was rejected by Florida's Board of Governors in his bid to become University of Florida's new president.
A Win for Sanity: Board of Governors Rejects DEI Lunatic's Bid for U. of Florida Presidency
The Florida Board of Governors has rejected former University of Michigan president Santa Ono for the presidency of the University of Florida in a vote on Tuesday. Ono is considered one of the architects of the DEI lunacy that has infected America's higher education system. The post A Win for Sanity: Board of Governors Rejects DEI Lunatic’s Bid for U. of Florida Presidency appeared first on Breitbart.
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