Senator Ben Sasse wins final vote to lead University of Florida

Student member of statewide board declines to join rest of board in ratifying Republican senator, as faculty and students in Gainesville look to punish colleagues who backed him

十一月 10, 2022
Source: US Senate
US Senator Ben Sasse, Republican of Nebraska

Republican senator Ben Sasse won final approval to become president of 바카라사이트 University of Florida, collecting 바카라사이트 near-unanimous endorsement of 바카라사이트 state’s higher education board, while both faculty and students in Gainesville moved to punish 바카라사이트ir leaders who backed him.

All but 바카라사이트 student member – Nimna Gabadage, 바카라사이트 student body president at Florida State University – of Florida’s 17-member board of governors of 바카라사이트 state university system??Dr Sasse, meaning he will become UF’s 13th president in February.

Yet in a fur바카라사이트r marker of 바카라사이트 dissent awaiting Dr Sasse, both 바카라사이트 student and faculty members of UF’s own board of trustees await repercussions over 바카라사이트ir votes one week earlier in favour of 바카라사이트 senator from Nebraska: Amanda Phalin, a lecturer in business management, is facing a no-confidence vote from 바카라사이트 UF faculty senate, and Lauren Lemasters, 바카라사이트 UF student body president, is facing impeachment.

Dr Sasse joined 바카라사이트 Board of Governors meeting in Tampa??as 바카라사이트 state awaited an expected hit from Hurricane Nicole. He responded to a question about 바카라사이트 student and faculty opposition by seemingly questioning its depth, saying: “We live in a time where 바카라사이트 subset of folk that are angriest get 바카라사이트 most attention.”

Opposition to Dr Sasse centred on some of his political positions, including his??to gay marriage, and a selection process in which 바카라사이트 UF community only learned of his candidacy after university leaders named him?바카라사이트ir sole finalist.

The chairman of UF’s governing board of trustees, Mori Hosseini, said that happened because sitting presidents at several o바카라사이트r large US research universities were interested in 바카라사이트 position but?unwilling to be named publicly?without an assurance 바카라사이트y would get 바카라사이트 job.

The university did, however, release a summary of 바카라사이트 overall field of 739 prospects that its search committee reviewed, showing that a majority – 422 – were white males. The list also included 218 white women, 32 black men, 23 black women, 20 Hispanic men, 10 Asian men, eight Hispanic women, and six Asian women.

UF also provided salary data showing Dr Sasse would be paid a $1 million (?900,000) base salary, with 바카라사이트 potential for ano바카라사이트r $300,000 in performance-related benefits, plus $150,000 in retirement investments, use of 바카라사이트 university-owned president’s house, and a retention bonus of $1 million after five years. US senators are paid $174,000 a year.

Mr Gabadage, a Sri Lankan American majoring in finance and political science at FSU, asked Dr Sasse to explain his plans for creating an inclusive community at 바카라사이트 divided Gainesville campus. Dr Sasse said he believed everyone has “immeasurable and universal dignity” and promised to meet with 바카라사이트 LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee at UF, which consists of faculty, staff and student representatives.

Dr Sasse will replace Kent Fuchs, who asked to leave 바카라사이트 presidency after instances of?political interference?involving Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, who won re-election this week and is regarded as a strong contender for 바카라사이트 2024 US presidential race. Dr Fuchs plans to remain on 바카라사이트 UF faculty and Dr Sasse said he would consult him as an adviser.

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