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Fabiola Santiago

Fabiola Santiago: Universities don’t exist to serve politicians, but, sadly, that has become UF’s role

Let me tell you about the University of Florida, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse.

Attending the top-ranked school, I know from personal experience, is life-changing — and the students protesting your secret selection as sole candidate to become its president deserve to be led by the best education professional in the nation.

Not a second-term politician with only small-college experience, little knowledge of Florida and even less demonstrated ability, at least during Monday’s campus visit, to articulate a modern vision for tackling the challenges facing faculty and students today.

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