Outgoing University of Michigan President Santa Ono is publicly making his case for the top job at the University of Florida, ...

University of Michigan President Santa Ono condemned “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and promoted intellectual diversity ...

The halted search marks a significant expansion of DeSantis’ hold over Florida’s public universities, reaching beyond his ...

Ono sung the praises of UF and Gov. Ron DeSantis during public forums, while some of the governor’s allies started attacking ...

The University of Florida presidential search committee proposed a single finalist to fill the vacancy left by former ...

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, a 2026 candidate for Governor, disagrees. He criticized Ono, the former University of Michigan ...

The University of Florida is already one of the nation’s premier public ... That’s why, as president of the University of Michigan, I made the decision to eliminate centralized DEI offices and ...

The University of Florida is already one of the nation ... I made the decision to eliminate centralized DEI offices and redirect resources toward academic support and merit-based achievement.

Chris Rufo, a trustee at New College of Florida who has championed anti-DEI efforts nationwide, strongly opposed the pick and called for UF to reverse course on the hire. Rufo has been a regular ...