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Florida Board of Governors rejects Santa Ono as University of Florida president.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:20 pm
Chris Rufo did serious work here.
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The Florida Board of Governors during its June 3 meeting in Orlando voted against the confirmation of Dr. Santa Ono as the University of Florida's next president.
The decision by the 17-member board, which serves as the governing body for the state's 12 public universities, comes a week after UF's Board of Trustees unanimously approved Ono for president on May 27.
Ono was grilled by governors for nearly three hours on his past support of diversity, equity and inclusion programs during his time as president of the University of Michigan, and for allowing an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters to remain on campus for a month. He also was questioned at length about his views on antisemitism, and holistic versus merit-based admissions.
The selection of Ono had faced intense backlash from some Republican lawmakers after he was announced on May 4 as the sole finalist by UF's Presidential Search Committee, including from U.S. Reps. Greg Steube, R-Bradenton, Byron Donalds, R-Naples, and Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City.
"@UF sets the benchmark for education nationwide. There’s too much smoke with Santa Ono. We need a leader, not a DEI acolyte. Leave the Ann Arbor thinking in Ann Arbor," Patronis posted June 2 on X.
Former Florida governor and current U.S. Sen. Rick Scott in a June 2 press release said he has "serious concerns about Santa Ono’s nomination," and Donald Trump Jr. questioned on X whether "the decision makers at @UF lost their minds!???"
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill in 2023 banning DEI initiatives in public colleges. He said during a news conference on May 29 that while some of Ono's past statements have made him "cringe," he planned to leave the decision of Ono's confirmation to the members of the Board of Governors, most of whom he appointed.
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This post was edited on 6/3/25 at 4:24 pm
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Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:25 pm to Bunk Moreland
Good, and I am no fan of UF.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:29 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Good for UF. That was the right decision
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:32 pm to Bunk Moreland
Brav-fricking-O
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:13 pm to Bunk Moreland
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Ono was grilled by governors for nearly three hours on his past support of diversity, equity and inclusion programs during his time as president of the University of Michigan, and for allowing an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters to remain on campus for a month. He also was questioned at length about his views on antisemitism, and holistic versus merit-based admissions.
I'd like to have seen his responses to those lines of questions.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:16 pm to Bunk Moreland
Watch for an incoming political conservative with zero educational experience to be the next President and our rankings will continue to slide.
This post was edited on 6/3/25 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:16 pm to Bunk Moreland
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UF sets the benchmark for education nationwide
but good for them for rejecting one of your comrades 
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:19 pm to Bunk Moreland
Good! Groomer academics smelling of DEI need to be booted everywhere.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:21 pm to Bunk Moreland
Glad to see an oversight board actually provide over site based on the general sentiment of the populace.. they were specific on this and took their position in the process seriously unlike the trustees who just rubber stamped him.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:40 pm to Bunk Moreland
Good frick that queer lover
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:48 pm to ole man
Based on attendance at WLOCP would say 50% of their school is brown.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:50 pm to Bunk Moreland
Good for Florida. UM will probably choose a new President even more to the loony left. DEI can DIE. There’s a reason I/many others call it the people’s republic of Ann Arbor.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:53 pm to Bunk Moreland
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Dr. Santa Ono
Any relation to Yoko?
Posted on 6/3/25 at 6:36 pm to Bunk Moreland
He must have gotten pushed out at Michigan. If not, he's looking for another liberal cesspool to work for.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 6:39 pm to KosmoCramer
He tried his best to paint himself as reformed. He failed in the end.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 6:39 pm to Bunk Moreland
This is very good news.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:12 pm to Bunk Moreland
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill in 2023 banning DEI initiatives in public colleges. He said during a news conference on May 29 that while some of Ono's past statements have made him "cringe," he planned to leave the decision of Ono's confirmation to the members of the Board of Governors, most of whom he appointed.
Ron has been a machine of competent governance and common sense.
It's unfortunate that he listened to such bad advice and moved forward with his campaign for President at a very bad time.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:31 pm to Jimmy Bags
[img]Any relation to Yoko?[/img]
Any relation to Santa Claus?
Any relation to Santa Claus?
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:35 pm to TigerAxeOK
What’s really unfortunate is that we value things completely unrelated to competence in our Presidential candidates.
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