Former University of Michigan President Santa Ono is a man without a job, after being rejected by the University of Florida. U-M is a prestigious university without a president, though former U-M Dearborn Chancellor Domenico Grasso is holding the job on an interim basis with no plans to pursue it himself.

The University of Michigan leader had strong support from UF’s leaders but did not win over Florida’s Board of Governors, which has final say.

Former University of Michigan President Santa Ono during his tenure at the university before leaving for Florida