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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

This past week, the University ... DEI. Griffin cited a video posted on X by a right-wing group calling the four finalists for the dean’s position “radical progressives with disdain for Florid ...

This is despite DEI being illegal in taxpayer-financed higher education in Florida. In the new video, Heather Klišanin, Director of Student Contact and Ethical Development at the university ...

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.