Dr. Aysegul Timur has been officially installed as FGCU's fifth president.The Florida Board of Governors unanimously confirmed Timur as Florida Gulf Coast University’s fifth and first female president in June 2023.
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Seven former presidents of public institutions in Florida published in an op-ed in The Tampa Bay Times Wednesday criticizing the legislative steps the state has taken to reshape higher education by dictating what faculty can teach, curtailing the power of accrediting bodies and banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
FGCU's board of trustees met Thursday for what many thought might be the selection of a new FGCU president. Instead, they decided to begin the process all over again.
A two-week delay was announced shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday in the selection if a new president for FGCU. The selection, which had been planned for Wednesday, was delayed at the request of the state Board of Governors.