On July 18, Ben Sasse announced that he would be stepping down as president of the University of Florida, effective today. It has been only about a year and a half since he officially took up the post. But his wife’s health had deteriorated such that he could no longer maintain his duties as both president and as husband and father.
The news shocked his fans, myself very much included, who were already impressed by his time in the job thus far and were looking forward to seeing what he would do next. And while his departure is saddening, if this is the end of Sasse’s time in public life, that time stands as a model for anyone in the arena.
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