What Do You Look For?

When you are hiring a university president?

Maybe you look for them to have vision, good judgment, have some education experience, able to work with others, bias free, and work with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Do you think one of those skill is anomisty against LGBTQ+ students?

Well the governor of Florida does.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. Ben Sasse Is University of Florida's New President
The University of Florida's Board of Trustees approved his presidency unanimously despite a faculty vote of no-confidence.
The Advocate
By Eric Leverson
November 2, 2022


The University of Florida Board of Trustees unanimously approved Republican US Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska as the university's new president Tuesday in the face of faculty and student criticism over the secretive search process, his limited relevant experience and his past criticisms of same-sex marriage.

Ahead of the vote, Sasse spoke to the board Tuesday and outlined his reasons for taking the job and his plans to position UF to succeed in what he called an age of technological disruption.

"I'm here rather than at some other school, or rather than trying to claw to stay in the United States Senate for decades, because I believe that this is the most interesting institution in the state that has the most happening right now, and is therefore the best positioned to help lead our country through a time of unprecedented change," Sasse told the board Tuesday.

When asked about his plans related to LGBTQ faculty and students, Sasse said he expected that his positions would be the same as that of outgoing President Kent Fuchs. He also declared his intention to adhere to "political celibacy," saying he would step down from all partisan activities.

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His appointment comes amid concerns of undue political influence at the University of Florida under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Last year, three professors were barred from testifying as paid experts in a voting rights lawsuit challenging a new voting law signed by DeSantis, a decision that was later overturned.

The students are not happy with his appointment…

About a dozen students spoke against the approval on Tuesday morning in front of the Board of Trustees, questioning why Sasse -- a partisan politician with limited experience and no apparent connection to Florida -- was the committee's only candidate.

"It's hard for many students to envision a leader that has negative things to say about members in our community," said Paul Wassel, graduate student council president. "For others, their thoughts are clouded by wondering how Dr. Sasse can be the most qualified candidate for this position considering what was claimed as an exhaustive search. I too myself have doubts in these two areas for Dr. Sasse."

The article ends with,

Following the Supreme Court's landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage in 2015, Sasse took the stance that only a man and a woman should get married. Speaking Tuesday, he said the high court's decision was "the law of the land" and irrelevant to his role atop UF.

DeSantis is politicizing education and packing education offices with people who share his disdain for us.