Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Curt Anderson
Publication Date: June 3, 2025 - 18:53
Canadian Santa Ono rejected for University of Florida presidency amid conservative backlash over DEI support
June 3, 2025
Longtime academic Santa Ono was rejected Tuesday for the University of Florida presidency by the state university system board amid sharp criticism from political conservatives about his past support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs and other initiatives they view as unacceptable liberal ideology.The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s universities, voted 10-6 against Ono, who was most recently president of the University of Michigan. 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.
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