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

Just one week after Dr. Santa Ono was unanimously selected by UF’s Board of Trustees to become the president-elect, the Florida Board of Governors rejected the selection in a 6-10 vote on ...

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 ...

Former University of Michigan President Santa Ono's failed bid to lead the University of Florida has hurt his chances of presiding over a large university, higher education experts say, but he may ...

Santa Ono resigned as president of the University of Michigan to seek the presidency of the University of Florida.

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 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 ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - Since becoming UM’s 15th president on Oct. 14, Santa Ono has made Ann Arbor his home. That’s meant selfies with Olympian Michael Phelps, throwing shirts to students during the ...

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.

Florida higher ed board stuns UF, blocks Santa Ono from becoming president Trump Jr. latest to slam selection of Santa Ono for University of Florida president Here's how much Dr. Santa Ono will ...