ANN ARBOR, MI - Santa Ono said he came to the University of Michigan to rebuilt trust in the institution. He is now gone after less than three years. Ono, 62, announced Sunday he will step down as president and intends to take the same job at the University of Florida.

After three years in Ann Arbor, University of Michigan President Santa Ono is stepping down from his role to become the next president of the University of Florida. The transition is anticipated this summer,

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The University of Florida plans to hire school president Santa Ono away from the University of Michigan. Ono was recommended as the search committee’s only finalist to be considered by the board of trustees on Sunday night.