The University of Florida is preparing to?hire US?Senator Ben Sasse of?Nebraska as its next president, an?established academic known in?politics as?one of?바카라사이트 few major Republican critics of?Donald Trump.
The presidential search committee at?바카라사이트 in?바카라사이트 nation’s third-largest state named Dr?Sasse its sole finalist, and he?told reporters that he?plans to?quit 바카라사이트 Senate to?take 바카라사이트?job.
While currently a politician, Dr Sasse brings an extensive academic career that includes degrees from Yale and Harvard universities, and time as a faculty member at Yale and 바카라사이트 University of Texas, and as president at Midland University.
In interviews, 바카라사이트 50-year-old senator made clear his excitement at 바카라사이트 prospect of leading one of 바카라사이트 nation’s top-ranked institutions, with plans to focus it on improving affordability and job-market readiness.
“The single biggest challenge our nation faces is 바카라사이트 radical disruption of work,” 바카라사이트 senator said in remarks . “Lifelong work in one sector will never again be 바카라사이트 norm for most Americans, and 바카라사이트refore lifelong learning must necessarily become 바카라사이트 norm for most Americans.”
The eight-year senator also comes to a position steeped in political intrigue. Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, is considered a leading contender for 바카라사이트 US presidency in 2024, thanks in part to a reputation for Trump-style attacks on academic expertise. And 바카라사이트 university’s current president, Kent Fuchs, announced his move into a?faculty position after numerous incidents of political interference that included Mr?DeSantis subjecting students and faculty to tests of personal viewpoints, and trying to bar academic staff from countering 바카라사이트 state in courtroom testimony.
That politicisation included a new state law that keeps secret 바카라사이트 key early stages of 바카라사이트 presidential selection process at any public university in Florida. Yet Dr?Sasse, despite 바카라사이트 reputation he gained in 바카라사이트 Trump administration for standing up to a partisan populist – raising published speculation that he too might consider a presidential run in 2024 – reportedly was guided through 바카라사이트 university’s application process by 바카라사이트 governor’s chief of staff. Mr?DeSantis also issued a public statement praising Dr?Sasse’s selection.
The choice of Dr Sasse also means that 바카라사이트 state’s top four public universities – after all facing leadership vacancies in 바카라사이트 past couple years, stoking fears of political meddling – are with . The one exception is Rhea Law, a Republican-connected lawyer who has shown some success in convincing University of South Florida faculty that she is prioritising academic concerns.
University of Florida faculty gave a mixed initial appraisal of Dr?Sasse, with expressions of faith in his ability to defend academic freedom tempered by a desire to first see him perform.
Like Mr DeSantis, Dr Sasse is a sharp critic of US higher education. But unlike 바카라사이트 generally partisan character of 바카라사이트 governor’s attacks, 바카라사이트 senator has emphasised 바카라사이트 need for universities to enhance social mobility and expand intellectual curiosity, with .
He was one of seven Republican senators to vote to remove Mr Trump from office after 바카라사이트 president’s second impeachment trial, following 바카라사이트 January?6 attack on 바카라사이트 Capitol.
Dr Sasse is scheduled next week to visit 바카라사이트 campus in Gainesville, and to be interviewed early next month by 바카라사이트 university’s board of trustees. He just won re-election in 2020 to a second six-year term in 바카라사이트 US Senate, meaning Nebraska’s Republican governor would pick a replacement ahead of a special election to fill 바카라사이트 seat on a permanent basis in 2024.
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