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Spending by recently resigned #University of #Florida President #Ben #Sasse is coming under scrutiny
after the student-run newspaper found that he awarded #secretive #consulting #contracts and gave high-paying #obs to former members of his U.S. Senate staff and Republican allies — actions that he defended Friday.
Both Gov. #Ron #DeSantis and Florida’s chief financial officer are calling on the state university system’s Board of Governors to #investigate after The Independent Florida Alligator reported this week that as school president,
#Sasse gave six former staffers and two former Republican officials jobs with 🔸salaries that outstripped comparable positions🔸
👉. Most did not move to Gainesville, but work remotely from hundreds of miles away.
The former Nebraska senator became the school’s president in February 2023.
Overall, Sasse’s office 💥spent $17.3 million 💥during his first year
compared to the ❇️$5.6 million ❇️spent by his predecessor Ken Fuchs in his final year.
The university has an overall budget of $9 billion.

https://apnews.com/article/university-florida-ben-sasse-report-4fb6afff6c7fbfd46b6241b607bff88d