TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —
The governing board of Florida’s university system on Wednesday confirmed Richard McCullough, vice provost for research at Harvard University, to become the 16th president of Florida State University.
The move came about a month after the university’s board of trustees unanimously selected McCullough for the job after interviewing its pool of finalists.
McCullough replaces retiring FSU President John Thrasher and takes over on Aug. 16, the university said.
McCullough has held his position at Harvard since 2012, according to his biography on the university’s website. McCullough is also a professor of materials science and engineering at Harvard. He has a PhD in engineering from Johns Hopkins University.