Ron DeSantis chalked up another major win against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives on Tuesday with the rejection of Santa Ono as the next president of the University of Florida. 

The controversial potential hire ran into trouble some weeks prior after Ono’s history of pushing DEI and Critical Race Theory entered the discussion. While the UF Board of Trustees predictably gave their stamp of approval to the former president of Michigan University, among several other stops in his background, they ultimately needed the support of the Florida Board of Governors. 

That’s where DeSantis comes in, if a bit indirectly in this case. The vote to reject Ono was 10-6, and while the Florida governor wasn’t on the decision board, he appoint most of the current members of it. It’s safe to assume he made some good choices because they upheld the governor’s pledge to root out DEI in the state’s education system.