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UF presidential finalist defends decision to dismantle Michigan DEI program
Ono sung the praises of UF and Gov. Ron DeSantis during public forums, while some of the governor’s allies started attacking ...
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 ...
WolverinesWire on MSN5d
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 ...
Florida Politics2d
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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Dr. Ono visits UF campus, answers community questions
Dr. Santa J. Ono, currently the president of the University of Michigan, spent the day answering the UF community’s questions ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education4d
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 ...
The Independent Florida Alligator3d
UF hosts public forums for sole presidential search candidate
Students, faculty and staff got to meet the sole finalist for UF’s 14th president in a series of public forums on Tuesday.
USA Today1d
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 ...