University of Florida

Longtime academic Santa Ono has been rejected for the University of Florida presidency by the state university system board. The vote Tuesday came amid sharp criticism from political conservatives about his past support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs and other initiatives they view as unacceptable liberal ideology.

On "The Florida Roundup," Andrew Atterbury of Politico digs into all the changes at the top of the state's universities.

Santa Ono, the president of the University of Michigan, was unanimously approved by Florida’s board despite criticism from conservatives of his past views on diversity programs.

The Images of Recovery survey will collect photodata about how three years of hurricanes have impacted Floridians.

A presidential-search committee recommended that the UF Board of Trustees approve Ono after a search that began last year following the abrupt resignation of former President Ben Sasse.

The University of Florida board of trustees, the political appointees who govern the state’s flagship university, has repeatedly met since 2018 in private settings where the public was not permitted to attend. Those meetings include a two-day retreat earlier this fall when it discussed UF's budget, which it expects to formally approve this month.

The University of Florida’s then-president, Ben Sasse, dished out over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football tailgates and extravagant social functions.

Three more University of Florida students arrested earlier this year during pro-Palestinian protests on campus accepted plea agreements Monday.

Two University of Florida students arrested earlier this year during pro-Palestinian protests on campus have accepted plea deals to misdemeanor criminal charges and will pay a small fine with no jail time.

The Independent Florida Alligator reported that the former University of Florida president and U.S. senator's hiring of former aides and allies to large salaries. Reporter Garrett Shanley discusses the findings.

The DeSantis Administration and Florida's CFO raised the possibility of looking into reports of exorbitant spending under former University of Florida president Ben Sasse — who more than tripled his office’s spending to $17.3 million.

Jupiter Medical Center says it will move forward without UF on the neighborhood hospital planned for the community off of Northlake Boulevard.