Power struggle delayed the University of Florida’s presidential search

By: Diane Roberts

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 1,661

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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As Oscar Wilde might have said (had he lived in Florida), “To lose one university president may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose three in three years looks like carelessness.”

Or arrogance with a side of rank incompetence.

Relations between the state Board of Governors and the trustees of University of Florida, the state’s top-ranked research institution, increasingly resemble the food fight in “Animal House.”

Board chair and wealthy hospital …

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