Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse won final approval to become the 13th president of the University of Florida, capping a swift and sometimes contentious process.
FILE - Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., listens during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2022. Sasse won approval Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, from the University of Florida Board of Trustees to be the school's next president despite vocal opposition from some faculty and students.
FILE - Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., listens during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2022. Sasse won approval Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, from the University of Florida Board of Trustees to be the school's next president despite vocal opposition from some faculty and students.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse won final approval Wednesday to become the 13th president of the University of Florida, capping a swift and sometimes contentious process. Sasse, a Republican, was confirmed for the post by the state university system Board of Governors on a voice vote. Sasse will leave the Senate — he’s two years into his second term — before taking the Florida school’s helm in February.after Sasse was revealed as the sole finalist for the job. That followed a lengthier, confidential search process that drew a vote of no confidence from the Florida Faculty Senate.
Questions also arose about how Sasse’s oft-stated opposition to gay marriage would mesh with concerns about inclusion raised by the university’s LGBTQ students and faculty. Sasse’s status as a politician also drew opposition.Sasse told the governors Wednesday that he will not be involved in partisan politics in any form and that he wants people from diverse backgrounds at the school with more than 50,000 students and a presence in every Florida county.
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