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(Gainesville, FL) - It's back to the drawing board for the University of Florida in regard to picking a new university president.
The state university system's Board of Governors voted 10-6 against the appointment of former University of Michigan President Dr. Santa Ono as the new UF president.
The university's board of trustees had just unanimously approved Ono for the role last week.
Critics of Ono had concerns about how he handled on campus pro-Palestinian protests when he was the president of the University of Michigan.
This is the first time the Florida Board of Governors has denied a university board's leadership selection.
Board of Governors member Charles Lydecker says the University would have been fortunate to have Ono serve as president.
The UF presidency opened last year when Ben Sasse announced his resignation after less than two years in the job.
The school will now have to start a new search, in an effort to find a new president.