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Open government objections fail to derail FSU president search
Jake Stofan, Tallahassee correspondent
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Florida State University (Capitol News Service)
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State University Board of Trustees has rejected an effort to derail the search for a new university president.
One trustee alleged the search process violated sunshine laws and that it was unfair to some candidates.
A memo addressed to the FSU Board of Trustees from trustee Craig Mateer alleged secret votes and rules changes during the search violated the state’s open government laws.
Mateer made his concerns known to his colleagues before the final interviews with the top three candidates.
Richard McCullough selected to be next FSU president
Robert McCullough. Image via Harvard.
The selection is subject to approval by the FSU Board of Governors in June.
Richard McCullough has been chosen as the next president to run Florida State University after a contentious process that saw Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran snuffed out early.
McCullough was chosen after a months-long and much-scrutinized search.
The decision, determined by a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees Monday, is still subject to approval by the FSU Board of Governors. That meeting is expected to happen in June.
Since 2012, McCullough has been the vice provost for research at Harvard. In that role McCullough was charged with working with the president and provost to “encourage, cultivate, and coordinate high impact academic research across all of Harvard’s schools and affiliated institutions,” according to the college’s website.