The University of Florida Board of Trustees had voted unanimously in May to approve Ono as the school’s 14th president, and it is unprecedented for the governors to reverse such an action.

Ono defended his efforts to combat anti-Semitism at the University of Michigan and vowed that DEI programs won’t return to the University of Florida. DeSantis has made a high-profile issue of ...

University of Florida president-elect Santa Ono addresses the Florida Board of Governors in Orlando, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in an hours-long meeting in which the board voted down a Board of ...

University of Florida president-elect Santa Ono, left, with Mori Hosseini, right, chairman of the UF Board of Trustees, during a meeting of the Florida Board of Governors to vote on Ono becoming ...

PETERSBURG, Fla. – Longtime academic Santa Ono was rejected Tuesday for the University of Florida presidency by the state university system board amid sharp criticism from political ...

University of Florida president-elect Santa Ono, attends a meeting of the Florida Board of Governors to vote on Ono becoming Florida’s 14th president at the University of Central Florida’s ...

Santa Ono rejected for University of Florida presidency amid conservative backlash The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state's universities, voted 10-6 against Ono, who was most ...

University of Michigan President Santa Ono prepares to toss t-shirts into the crowd during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oregon, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich.