University of Michigan President Expected to Lead Florida’s Flagship School

Santa J. Ono once led one of the most extensive DEI programs in higher education before ending it in compliance with Trump’s executive order.

About 100 students at the University of Florida gather at the Marston Science Library on the campus in Gainesville, Fla., as part of a planned "walkout" to protest against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis's efforts to curb diversity, equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs in public universities and colleges around the state, on Feb. 23, 2023. Nanette Holt/The Epoch Times

A university president who once led one of the most extensive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education before ending it in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order is headed to Florida, where such initiatives are prohibited by state law.

University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono is the “sole finalist” to take the helm at the University of Florida, both institutions announced this week.