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Richard Corcoran headlines list of 9 candidates to become next Florida State University president
Florida s education commissioner, others to interview for job
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Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is among the candidates to be the next president of Florida State University.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. â Richard Corcoran is among nine candidates in contention to become the next president of Florida State University.
The university s presidential search committee Tuesday released its
Arguably the most notable name on the list is Corcoran, Florida s current education commissioner and a former state House speaker.
Corcoran headlines list of 9 candidates to become next FSU president May 11, 2021 at 10:11 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 10:11 PM
Richard Corcoran is among nine candidates in contention to become the next president of Florida State University.
The university s presidential search committee Tuesday released its
Arguably the most notable name on the list is Corcoran, Florida s current education commissioner and a former state House speaker.
If selected, Corcoran would become the third former House speaker to lead FSU, following Thrasher and the late T.K. Wetherell. Unlike Thrasher and Wetherell, though, Corcoran is not an alumnus of FSU. Florida State University President John Thrasher speaks prior to head football coach Mike Norvell being introduced at a news conference Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla.
The education bill also was amended Wednesday to include a controversial provision that would ban transgender female athletes from participating in girls’ high-school or women’s college sports teams. A Senate stand-alone bill designed to keep transgender female athletes from competing on girls’ or women’s teams failed to make it to the floor for a full vote.
And on Friday, possible fallout from the transgender athlete ban was added to a measure designed to give state colleges and universities more time to prepare for the possible payment of student athletes.
The law permitting athletes to profit, set to take effect in July, is aimed at allowing collegiate athletes to get paid for things such as autographs and be able to monetize social media accounts, such as YouTube.
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Florida Senate recognizes President Thrasher, VP Clark
April 27, 2021 | 4:30 pm | SHARE:
President John Thrasher and Senate President Wilton Simpson before a session of the Florida Senate April 27, 2021. (Photo courtesy Florida Senate)
The Florida Senate recognized Florida State University President John Thrasher during its session Tuesday in honor of his outstanding achievements and service during his tenure as the university’s 15th president.
Sen. Joe Gruters, an FSU alumnus, read the resolution to Thrasher, who served in the Florida Senate from 2009 until he became FSU president in 2014.
“It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to recognize someone most of us know and respect,” Gruters said.