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Why I Chose the University of Florida
The University of Florida is already one of the nation’s premier public universities. But it has the potential to be the very ...
UF presidential candidate would bring political baggage to Gator Country
Santa J. Ono, University of Michigan’s controversial president of nearly three years, plans to trade in “The Big House” in ...
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Florida looking to poach University of Michigan president Santa J. Ono
Santa J. Ono might have been at the University of Michigan for a good time, but not a long time. It remains to be seen ...
University of Florida announces U. of Michigan leader as only finalist for next president
According to a release from the University of Florida, Santa J. Ono will be in Gainesville on May 6 to meet with students, ...
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Amid turmoil over protests and DEI fight, Santa Ono to depart University of Michigan presidency
In an announcement Sunday, Santa J. Ono, the president for the University of Michigan informed students and faculty he would ...
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Ron DeSantis breaks with Byron Donalds, backs UF presidential pick despite DEI past
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, a 2026 candidate for Governor, disagrees. He criticized Ono, the former University of Michigan ...
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Santa Ono Flees for Florida
A t the University of Michigan, we have been living inside a telenovela for weeks, a tragicomedy of resistance that saw our president, Santa J. Ono, pitted against the majority of our Board of Regents ...
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University of Florida recommends Dr. Santa J. Ono sole finalist for president
The University of Florida Presidential Search Committee has unanimously selected Santa J. Ono, Ph.D., as the sole finalist to ...
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Michigan faculty say Ono cut DEI, clamped down on student activists to impress UF
Despite the controversies, some faculty acknowledge positive contributions Ono made during his tenure, such as expanding ...