Santa Ono Resigns From All Employment at the University of Michigan

Santa Ono resigns from all employment at the University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, MI — The University of Michigan’s former president Santa Ono will not be returning to teach following the University of Florida’s rejection of his appointment to take the helm of that university.

Watson: No appeasing conservatives on higher ed

Santa J. Ono recently received an opportunity to serve as president of the University of Florida. It was a position the university’s board of trustees had previously supported him unanimously.

There’s no appeasing conservatives on higher education

Santa J. Ono recently received an opportunity to serve as president of the University of Florida. It was a position the university’s board of trustees had previously supported him unanimously. However, he was shell-shocked when, in a 10–6 vote, the board of governors of the State University System of Florida rejected his bid.

Most college presidents ‘spineless cowards’ — that must change: conservative legal expert

Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of “Lawless: The Miseducation of America’s Elites,” recently explained in a speech at Washington University School of Law why campus leaders must grow a backbone to improve higher education. “Wherever leaders stand up for the core mission of any academic institution, the mob disperses. … But most presidents and deans … Source

Scott, Donalds and Steube Urge Open UF Presidential Search, Want Legislature to Revisit Confidentiality Law

Sen. Rick Scott and Reps. Byron Donalds and Greg Steube are calling on the University of Florida Board (UF) of Trustees to conduct an open and transparent search for the university’s next president, urging a process that includes multiple candidates and full public access to application and vetting materials. In a letter sent Wednesday, the lawmakers criticized what they described as a pattern of limited scrutiny enabled by a 2022 state law that…

Florida Republicans Call for Transparency in University of Florida Presidential Search

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — U.S. Senator Rick Scott and Congressmen Byron Donalds and Greg Steube are calling on the University of Florida’s Board of Trustees to conduct a fully transparent and public search for the school’s next president. In a letter sent to the board ahead of its anticipated search process, the three Republican lawmakers urged […] The post Florida Republicans Call for Transparency in University of Florida Presidential Search appeared…