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

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Presidential Search Committee has unanimously and enthusiastically recommended Santa J. Ono, Ph.D., to be considered by its Board of Trustees as the ...

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 ...

Santa Ono, former president of Michigan State's bitter rival, Michigan, had departed Ann Arbor for the same position at Florida. He has been denied. Aidan Champion | Jun 3, 2025 ...

Santa Ono's tenure was the shortest of any U-M president in history, except for those who held the office on an interim basis.

Santa Ono was officially hired as U-M's 15th president Wednesday afternoon, becoming the first Asian and the first minority to be the full-time leader of the school.

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 ...

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.

Ono, 59, served as president of the University of Cincinnati from 2012-16, "and I've always despised Ohio State," he said Friday. "I didn't have to learn." ...

University of Michigan President Santa Ono backed Jim Harbaugh and the football team during an interview Wednesday, and also touched on Connor Stalions and whether Harbaugh would be back next season.

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.