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USF Board of Trustees to consider out-of-state fee increase proposal

The ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ Board of Trustees will consider a proposal to increase out-of-state student fees by 15%. If approved, the increase will be effective beginning Fall 2026.

December 12, 2025University News

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USF Board of Trustees celebrates President Rhea Law with special honors and planned recognitions on campus

President Rhea Law’s lifelong commitment to the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ – as a student, employee, founding member of the USF Board of Trustees and the institution’s first alum to serve as president – will leave a lasting legacy that continues well beyond her tenure.

December 11, 2025University News

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Weatherford and Griffin reappointed to new terms on the USF Board of Trustees

Weatherford was reappointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in a Nov. 14 announcement, while Griffin’s reappointment was announced by the Florida Board of Governors during a Nov. 6 meeting. Both appointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.

November 17, 2025University News

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A message from Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford

USF Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford addresses the community regarding the BOT unanimously selecting Moez Limayem as the ninth president in USF history.

October 21, 2025University News

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USF Board of Trustees establishes Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research

The center will be dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of the complex relationship between substance abuse and mental health. As part of the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, the Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research will lead research aimed at improving treatment outcomes and reducing the broader societal impacts of these conditions.

September 9, 2025University News

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An update on the USF presidential search

Mike Griffin, chair of the USF Presidential Search Committee and vice chair of the USF Board of Trustees, provides an update on the presidential search selection process and how the USF community can get involved.

June 20, 2025University News

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Will Weatherford and Mike Griffin reelected to USF Board of Trustees leadership roles

The ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ Board of Trustees will continue to be led by Will Weatherford and Mike Griffin after their reelection as chair and vice chair during today’s board meeting. Weatherford and Griffin, who have served as chair and vice chair since 2021, were each selected for an additional two-year term.

June 3, 2025University News

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Top stories of 2023

From being invited to join the prestigious Association of American Universities to breaking fundraising records and even a faculty member making it into the Guinness Book of World Records, this has been a momentous year for USF.

December 15, 2023University News

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Weatherford and Griffin reelected as USF Board of Trustees chair and vice chair

Will Weatherford and Mike Griffin will continue to serve as the chair and vice chair of the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ Board of Trustees for an additional two-year term after their reelection by board members on June 13.

June 13, 2023University News

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Looking to build on USF’s historic legislative year, students, alumni and university leaders participate in USF Day at the Capitol

More than 100 students and alumni joined USF leadership in Tallahassee on Wednesday for USF Day at the Capitol ¬– an annual gathering that offers an opportunity to raise awareness about the university and its priorities ahead of the legislative session, which begins March 7.

February 8, 2023University News

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Florida Board of Governors confirms Rhea Law as ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬â€™s eighth president

The Florida Board of Governors (BOG) voted unanimously to confirm Rhea Law as the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬â€™s next president. Law, who was selected unanimously by the USF Board of Trustees (BOT) last week, is the first USF alum to fill the role.

March 30, 2022University News

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Rhea Law selected as ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ president-elect

The ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name Rhea Law as the university’s president-elect. Law, who has been USF’s interim president since August, will become the university’s eighth president and the first USF alum to fill the role, pending confirmation by the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) next week.

March 22, 2022University News

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