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With army of loyalists, DeSantis built a conservative higher-ed empire

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By Michael Vasquez Verified, Michael Vasquez
| The Florida Trib Verified
Photo illustration. Deirdre Conner/The Tributary. With only a year left in office, Gov. Ron DeSantis has a limited window of time to wield power in Tallahassee. But on college campuses across Florida, DeSantis continues to expand his army of political loyalists — both college presidents and university trustees, who are poised to dominate for many years to come, no matter who is elected governor in 2026. As a result, higher education could become DeSantis’ enduring political legacy.
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UWF OKs DeSantis favorite Manny Diaz Jr. as president, with $946K pay package

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By Michael Vasquez Verified
| The Florida Trib Verified
Manny Diaz Jr. University of West Florida photo. Dismissing complaints alleging an unfair selection process, the University of West Florida board of trustees on Thursday tapped former Republican lawmaker Manny Diaz Jr. as the school’s permanent president, providing him a premium salary and a degree of job protection not provided to even the leader of Florida’s preeminent university, the University of Florida.
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Inside track: Manny Diaz Jr., powerful interim president, emerges as sole finalist at UWF

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By Michael Vasquez Verified
| The Florida Trib Verified
Photo illustration. Deirdre Conner/The Tributary It was billed as a wide-ranging search to find the best candidate to run the University of West Florida. More than 80 candidates were nominated. In the end, it was a one-man audition. Over the past weekend, the UWF presidential search committee abruptly cut short the winnowing process and announced it was designating a single finalist: former Florida Rep.
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