Third party will determine if University of Florida has a governance problem

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: June 24, 2026

Words: 634

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago


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The Florida Board of Governors put most of its agenda aside Wednesday, instead airing grievances about governance standards in the State University System.

The disagreement revolved largely around Governors Chair Alan Levine and University of Florida trustees Chair Mori Hosseini.

The vote on UF’s new president, Stuart Bell, was supposed to happen Wednesday, but Levine, early during Day One of the two-day meeting in Boca Raton, explained why he postponed the vote until …

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