Following recent events at the University of Michigan, the Board of Regents must begin searching for a new university president. ACTA Vice President of Trustee & Government Affairs, Armand B. Alacbay, has sent each board member a letter detailing how important a task this is and offering guidance and resources to assist in their search. As he states in the letter, each board member has “a vital role in choosing a new president who will not only lead your community but also help the university become a beacon of academic freedom and excellence. Students and their families, as well as taxpayers and employers in the State of Michigan, rely on your sound judgment.”
Today, ACTA sent a letter to the State University System of Florida Board of Governors urging the board to take great care in its consideration of Dr. Santa Ono's selection as the next president of the University of Florida.
The University of Florida must not make a mistake in hiring the president who will replace Ben Sasse. To do so could destroy one of the crown jewels of American higher education, a model of excellence and the plain common sense so sorely lacking on campus.
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