The outgoing University of Michigan's president signature was removed Wednesday, May 7 at his request, according to the ...

Santa Ono, the sole finalist for the University of Florida’s top job, held sessions with students and faculty.

Santa Ono wrote in an op-ed that he closed the University of Michigan's DEI office because it became too much about ideology, ...

Ono says he expects to assume the new role later this summer once the appointment is approved by Florida's Board of Governors ...

"A lot of people really wanted him to succeed," one UM professor said about Ono, who is leaving for the University of Florida ...

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 appears poised to jump from the University of Michigan to the top job at the University of Florida. But some powerful conservative figures have concerns over DEI.

ANN ARBOR, MI - After just three years, Santa Ono is leaving his role as president of the University of Michigan. Ono was ...

In an op-ed, Ono defended his actions and wrote that DEI became more about ideology, division and bureaucracy, and redirected resources toward academic support and merit-based achievement.

Last year, the University of Michigan agreed to increase Ono’s salary to $1.3 million, increasing to $3 million by 2032 — more than three times what any Florida public university president earns.

University of Michigan President Santa Ono announced his departure in an email to the campus community on May 4, 2025. Ono's short tenure, marked by controversies including student protests, a ...

“We really felt that Ono didn’t want to spend more on graduate students, which was a key reason for the resistance to our contract and why we ultimately went on strike.” The organization ...