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Florida rejects Santa Ono (woke dean) as UF POTUS

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chestnut fanboi
  06/03/25
Probably has more to do with all of the shit he oversaw at M...
Infuriating purple milk giraffe
  06/03/25
looks like anti-Israel protests at UM were not a big hit wit...
chestnut fanboi
  06/03/25
crrr. i doubt it had much to do with 'dei'.
Hilarious locale
  06/04/25
good. fuck that shitlib NOWAG.
claret base hissy fit
  06/03/25
> Ono has said multiple times since being announced as th...
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chestnut fanboi
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Bonkers Spectacular Institution
  06/04/25
Great fucking name
curious roast beef
  06/03/25
Ono, Santa is not coming to town
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Date: June 3rd, 2025 5:28 PM
Author: chestnut fanboi

this seems to be a significant event in culture wars.

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https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/education/2025/06/03/board-of-governors-rejects-santa-ono-as-university-of-florida-president/84007003007/

EDUCATION

Florida Board of Governors rejects Santa Ono as University of Florida president

(This is a breaking news story and will be updated.)

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.

University of Florida president-elect Dr. Santa Ono is shown June 3 during his confirmation hearing in front of the Board of Governors in Orlando.

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.

Ono has said multiple times since being announced as the finalist that while he previously supported DEI programs, he now believes they do more harm than good. He closed Michigan's DEI offices in March, and said before being confirmed by the UF board that DEI will never return to UF's campus while he is president.

“The fact is some of my past remarks about DEI do not reflect what I believe, and that evolution did not take place overnight and it was shaped over a year and a half of thinking, discussions, listening to faculty, staff and students and their thoughts on the DEI program," Ono said.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733045&forum_id=2)#48984439)



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Date: June 3rd, 2025 5:40 PM
Author: Infuriating purple milk giraffe

Probably has more to do with all of the shit he oversaw at Michigan - Weiss, football cheating, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733045&forum_id=2)#48984458)



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Date: June 3rd, 2025 5:56 PM
Author: chestnut fanboi

looks like anti-Israel protests at UM were not a big hit with FL donors.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733045&forum_id=2)#48984497)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 8:33 AM
Author: Hilarious locale

crrr. i doubt it had much to do with 'dei'.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733045&forum_id=2)#48985629)



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Date: June 3rd, 2025 5:42 PM
Author: claret base hissy fit

good. fuck that shitlib NOWAG.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733045&forum_id=2)#48984460)



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Date: June 3rd, 2025 6:10 PM
Author: Impertinent hairraiser patrolman nursing home

> Ono has said multiple times since being announced as the finalist that while he previously supported DEI programs, he now believes they do more harm than good.

> “The fact is some of my past remarks about DEI do not reflect what I believe"

we live in such a faggy world

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Date: June 3rd, 2025 6:37 PM
Author: Excitant emerald internal respiration



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Date: June 3rd, 2025 8:05 PM
Author: avocado splenetic toilet seat

...and as proof I would like to enter into the record this printout of my "by you"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733045&forum_id=2)#48984856)



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Date: June 3rd, 2025 8:51 PM
Author: chestnut fanboi



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Date: June 4th, 2025 3:03 AM
Author: Stimulating Sooty Quadroon Pistol



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Date: June 4th, 2025 9:11 AM
Author: Talented antidepressant drug



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: Impertinent hairraiser patrolman nursing home



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Bonkers Spectacular Institution



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:24 AM
Author: Provocative mad-dog skullcap address



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: internet-worthy gas station telephone



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Date: June 3rd, 2025 8:52 PM
Author: chestnut fanboi

"Senator, I espoused that belief *before* the public's view of DEI changed."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733045&forum_id=2)#48984963)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Bonkers Spectacular Institution



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Date: June 3rd, 2025 8:10 PM
Author: curious roast beef

Great fucking name

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Date: June 4th, 2025 7:49 AM
Author: Twisted lay

Ono, Santa is not coming to town

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733045&forum_id=2)#48985592)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 7:53 AM
Author: concupiscible main people

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