In a letter sent Monday to Florida board members and posted online, Sen. Scott accused Ono of “failing to uphold the most basic standards of leadership” by allowing an encampment set up by pro ...

Dr. Ono is planning to step into a Florida presidency that Ben Sasse, a Republican who had represented Nebraska in the U.S. Senate, abruptly left last summer. The boards of both the university and ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Amid fierce opposition from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida House on Wednesday approved revamping laws about leadership of the higher-education system, including opening ...

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about leadership changes at Florida’s universities with POLITICO’s Andrew Atterbury (00:00). Then, we looked at how the U.S. House spending bill ...

This past week, the University of Florida was on the brink of hiring a new dean of its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Then officials suddenly called off the search under pressure from Gov ...

Following a major setback in the search for a new University of Florida president, interim president Kent Fuchs’ contract is ...

Florida poised to change the game in university oversight The Florida Board of Governors, shown at a 2023 meeting, is set to create a new university accrediting agency that six systems intend to join.

TALLAHASSEE — Continuing major turnover in the leadership of state universities and colleges, University of West Florida President Martha Saunders announced Monday she will step down from her post.

Santa J. Ono explains why he’s pursuing the University of Florida presidency. The University of Florida is already one of the nation’s premier public universities. But it has the potential to be the ...

In March 2024, the University of Florida eliminated all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) positions to comply with Florida Senate Bill 266, which bans state or federal funding for DEI ...