The Florida Board of Governors rejected Santa Ono to serve as the president of the University of Florida on Tuesday amid backlash from conservatives over Ono’s past stances on diversity, equity and inclusion on (DEI) college campuses.

The board, which oversees the state’s university system, voted 10-6 to block the former University of Michigan president from serving as the University of Florida president weeks after the university's board of trustees voted unanimously in favor of Ono.

The move from the state’s Board of Governors marks the first time in its 22-year history that it........

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