The veteran lawmaker will visit the campus Monday
 | | [AL DRAGO | Associated Press] | | University of Florida’s finalist for president is Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse | | In a highly anticipated announcement following a year of tumult on campus, the University of Florida said today it has zeroed in on a national political figure to be its next president: Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska. Sasse, 50, emerged as the sole finalist in a search that took place under a new Florida law that keeps the key early stages of a public university’s presidential selection process out of the public eye. But UF officials sought to allay any concerns, calling their process “exhaustive.” Sasse was the search committee’s first choice by unanimous vote. He has five academic degrees and was president of a small Lutheran university in Nebraska before becoming a senator. He also has been an outspoken critic of former president Donald Trump with big ideas about higher education. This story breaks down some of Sasse’s views. On Monday, Sasse is scheduled to visit the Gainesville campus. He will return Nov. 1 to be interviewed by the university’s board of trustees. If approved by the trustees, he would become UF’s 13th president, replacing Kent Fuchs.
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