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Why I Chose the University of Florida
The University of Florida is already one of the nation’s premier public universities. But it has the potential to be the very ...
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 ...
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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 ...
University of Florida announces U. of Michigan leader as only finalist for next president
According to a release from the University of Florida, Santa J. Ono will be in Gainesville on May 6 to meet with students, ...
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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 ...
Michigan Advance3d
Amid turmoil over protests and DEI fight, Santa Ono to depart University of Michigan presidency
In an announcement Sunday, Santa J. Ono, the president for the University of Michigan informed students and faculty he would ...
President of University of Michigan leaving post for same role at University of Florida
Dr. Santa J. Ono, current president at the University of Michigan, will resign in order to take the same role at the ...
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University of Florida recommends Dr. Santa J. Ono sole finalist for president
The University of Florida Presidential Search Committee has unanimously selected Santa J. Ono, Ph.D., as the sole finalist to ...
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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 ...
While Ono's UM departure welcomed by critics, there's a worry of brand damage
"A lot of people really wanted him to succeed," one UM professor said about Ono, who is leaving for the University of Florida ...