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.
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Halt and review FSU presidential search, BOG member says
Board of Governors member
Alan Levine is no longer “concerned” that an accrediting body may have influenced the Florida State University presidential search. He’s convinced. And he wants the job search put on hold until it’s cleared up.
At issue is a letter sent by the president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges the association that accredits FSU to the Board of Governors
Richard Corcoran’s candidacy.
In the letter, SACSCOC President
Belle Wheelan said it was improper for Corcoran to seek the job while holding a seat on the Board of Governors. She also commented on Corcoran’s fitness for the position and insinuated FSU’s accreditation would be on the line if his application advanced.
BOG member alleges improper influence on FSU presidential search
A letter from FSU s accrediting body may have killed Richard Corcoran s bid.
A member of the State University System Board of Governors believes the prospect of disaccreditation may have influenced Florida State University’s search to replace exiting President
John Thrasher.
Alan Levine sent a letter to Board of Governors Chancellor
Marshall Criser III on Sunday questioning whether a letter from the president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges led to Education Commissioner
Richard Corcoran being eliminated from contention.
As Education Commissioner, Corcoran holds a seat on the SUS Board of Governors, which must approve the eventual pick for FSU President.