GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Interim University of Florida President Kent Fuchs will remain in the position for a little longer ...

As the University of Florida continues to search for a permanent leader, interim President Kent Fuchs has agreed to a ...

Two days before his contract was set to expire, Interim President Kent Fuchs decided to stay with the Gators a little while ...

Almost two months after the state Board of Governors voted down the University of Florida’s top pick to be its next president, silence has largely surrounded what happens next. Interim President Kent ...

University of Florida Board of Trustees defended its search process in a letter to U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and U.S. Reps. Greg ...

Santa Ono answers a question during a meeting of the Florida Board of Governors in Orlando, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, as Mori Hosseini, right, chairman of the UF Board of Trustees, listens.

On May 27, the University of Florida Board of Trustees voted to unanimously select Santa J. Ono, Ph.D., as the next UF president. The trustees spent 2 ½ hours asking Ono tough, pointed questions ...

Ono said he was impressed with the university's "DEI 1.0" efforts and that he looked forward to launching "DEI 2.0," a renewed commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across UM campuses.

A tired-looking Santa Ono admits this right away at the start of the interview. One of a string of interviews, actually: CNN, the Associated Press, The Enquirer, a local TV station.

On its face, Ono's departure is a simple case of him wanting to return to Vancouver, where he was born in 1962. He's been UC president for four years, just one year less than the average tenure of ...