Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) is leaving the Senate in January 2023 after the University of Florida officially approved him as president-elect on Wednesday, according to Nebraska’s governor.
Florida’s Board of Governors confirmed Sasse to the university’s top leadership position. He is expected to step down from the Senate and take the position in early 2023.
“Dr. Sasse is exactly the right leader, right now, for the University of Florida,” University of Florida Board of Trustees Chair Mori Hosseini said Wednesday.
And university board member Alan Levine stated that he believes the Republican senator “can open doors for the university, not just for the University of Florida, but as a flagship institution for the entire state university system.”…