Grasso's appointment followed the May 4 announcement by former PresidentSanta Ono that he would step down from his post after being selected as the sole finalist for the University of Florida's presidency ... Ono did not attend the meeting.
Ono congratulated Grasso on the appointment. “A visionary leader at UM-Dearborn since 2018, he brings wisdom, integrity, and steady leadership to this important moment of transition,” Ono wrote in a post on X.
During Ono’s visit, signs were posted outside the hall reminding people that protesters were not allowed inside university buildings ... Donalds said, posting a video from 2023 of Ono praising “DEI2.0.”.
During Ono’s visit, signs were posted outside the hall reminding people that protesters were not allowed inside university buildings ... Donalds said, posting a video from 2023 of Ono praising “DEI2.0.”.
... that the university is not doing enough to combat antisemitism, and I could say it’s not doing enough to combat Islamophobia and that’s not what they want to hear,” Ono said in the audio posted on X.
They noted that Ono's brief tenure, the shortest of any U-M president other than those who held the post on an interim basis, was marked by rough spots from the beginning. Ono arrived in October 2022 as the COVID-19 pandemic was winding down.
Ono balked ... But when the regents took the disagreement public, Florida seized the opportunity to land a superstar, ended its search for a new president and offered Ono the post ... The grievances between Ono and the board were not cumulative.