Santa Ono, the president of the University of Michigan, was unanimously approved by Florida’s board despite criticism from conservatives of his past views on diversity programs.

University of Michigan president expected to take same role in Florida The University of Florida's board of trustees on Tuesday approved Santa Ono to be the next leader of Florida's flagship ...

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.

Dr. Ono had supporters in Florida. The chair of the university’s board of trustees, Mori Hosseini, who has aimed to move the university in Gainesville, Fla., up in rankings, had supported Dr. Ono.

Ono announced via a May 4 letter addressed to the university community that he was the lone finalist for the top job at the University of Florida. He made clear that he planned to accept if ...

Florida Board of Governors rejects Santa Ono as University of Florida president due to concerns over his DEI advocacy and inadequate handling of anti-Israel protests.