The Georgia Board of Regents voted Sonny Perdue the sole finalist for the position of chancellor of the University System of Georgia Tuesday. Perdue served as the governor of Georgia from 2003 to 2011 and, more recently, as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. The possible appointment.
The Board of Regents announced that the former Republican governor is its choice to become chancellor. His selection has angered professors concerned about academic freedom.
ATLANTA (AP) — The regents of Georgia s public universities voted unanimously Tuesday to name former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as the sole finalist to become chancellor overseeing 26 universities.