The search for the University of Florida’s next president continues amid twists and turns in an increasingly heated political climate. As some see Ono's rejection as a victory or loss, students, faculty and staff are wondering what's next.
The Board of Governors rejected the sole finalist of the University of Florida presidential search, Santa J. Ono, in a 10-6 vote, a first in Florida public university history. Here's what happened.
Santa Ono was approved by the University of Florida Board of Trustees as UF’s current president-elect on May 27. The next step in the process is his approval by the Florida Board of Governors.
The Florida Board of Governors will vote Tuesday whether to confirm Santa J. Ono as UF’s 14th president. If confirmed, Ono is poised to begin a five-year contract at UF with a base annual salary of $1.5 million per year.
The UF Board of Trustees voted to select sole finalist Santa J. Ono as the next president of the University of Florida.
UF’s College of Education appointed Carrie Geiger to be the next director of the P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School.
Santa J. Ono, the former University of Michigan president, was the sole finalist in the search for its 14th president. The announcement was met with a mix of emotions: optimism, concern and shock
Students, faculty and staff got to meet the sole finalist for UF’s 14th president in a series of public forums on Tuesday.
The Presidential Search Advisory Committee named Santa J. Ono the lone finalist for UF’s 14th president in an announcement Sunday afternoon.
Newly released minutes of a Feb. 25 committee meeting show trustees are willing to offer their pick to lead the state’s flagship institution an annual pay as much as $1 million more than what they offered former President Ben Sasse.
When Gov. Ron DeSantis hand-picked Joseph Ladapo as Florida’s surgeon general in September 2021, the role came with a second high-profile appointment: a tenured faculty position at UF. But Ladapo’s colleagues still aren’t sure what he does to earn his salary at the university. Some say not much.
The UF Board of Trustees unanimously approved an unspecified compensation package for UF’s next president Tuesday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he won’t get involved in UF’s presidential search. But under a recent rule, the state university system’s Board of Governors, seven of whom are DeSantis appointees, must approve UF’s presidential finalists before they’re publicly announced.
A preliminary report from the Florida Auditor General found UF failed to prevent former President Ben Sasse from leveraging his executive privileges to inappropriately spend university funds.
Former UF President Ben Sasse stepped down unexpectedly in July, citing concerns about his wife’s health. But nine current and former administrators and top donors say there was more to the story.
Former UF provost Joe Glover is returning to his post after less than a month at University of Arizona — the first major shakeup in university leadership since former UF President Kent Fuchs returned to his post Aug. 1.
At a Wednesday press conference at St. Petersburg College, DeSantis said he would leave the decision to the UF Board of Trustees, of which six members out of 13 are appointed by the governor. Mori Hosseini, who has ties to DeSantis, has chaired the board since 2018.
Five days after UF President Ben Sasse abruptly resigned, the university’s board of trustees is set to vote on whether his predecessor Kent Fuchs will take over in the interim. If confirmed, Fuchs will take office Aug. 1.
Five days after UF President Ben Sasse’s abrupt resignation, the university said his predecessor Kent Fuchs has agreed to take over in the interim effective Aug. 1. The UF Board of Trustees will officially vote on Fuchs’ interim presidency at a 5:30 p.m special meeting Tuesday, according to a university-wide email.
No details were included in the meeting’s agenda, but the board is expected to name an interim president before Sasse steps down July 31.
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