Former University of Florida president will return on an interim basis after Ben Sasse’s resignation

FILE – U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., listens during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2022. Sasse, who left office to become president of the University of Florida, announced Thursday night, July 18, 2024, that he will be leaving his job at the university at the end of the month so he can focus on caring for his family after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)