The Board of Governors unanimously approved three new university presidents, each with strong ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Florida university system’s Board of Governors on Wednesday signed off on controversial new leaders at two universities and approved hiring a former lieutenant governor as president of a

The Florida Board of Governors approved two new university presidents and one interim president during a meeting Wednesday that had a vastly different tenor from a meeting just weeks ago. In early June, the Board of Governors voted down Santa Ono as University of Florida president despite unanimous approval by UF’s board.