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The move had a rocky start after the state board of education voted to move the school's campus from Lake City to Gainesville in 1906. -
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Mack replaces Anastasios Kamoutsas, who recently became president of Polk State College, and interim commissioner Paul Burns, a senior chancellor at DOE.
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School district officials pointed to significant concerns about the stadium’s condition. -
It's been a whirlwind week in the search for a new president of the University of Florida. -
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Bell now advances to the state Board of Governors, which has the final say.
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UF held a series of forums last week to introduce Bell to students, faculty and staff.
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If confirmed by the UF Board of Trustees and Florida Board of Governors, Bell will be UF's 14th president.
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Bell was previously president of the University of Alabama, where he served for 10 years.
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Stuart Bell was the former president of the University of Alabama. He also served as the president of the Southeastern Conference from 2023 to 2025.
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School board members cited declining enrollment, financial issues and school choice policies as contributing factors. -
"DEI is discriminatory by design, antithetical to the purpose of a university, and incompatible with the pursuit of truth," the X post reads.
