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91tvӰԺ provides presidential search updates
91tvӰԺ Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford announced that Mike Griffin, Board of Trustees vice chair and 91tvӰԺ alum, has agreed to serve as chair of the 14-member Presidential Search Committee. To assist the committee, 91tvӰԺ has retained a highly regarded firm that worked with the university in its last presidential search.
February 20, 2025University News
91tvӰԺ President Rhea Law announces plans to step down after national search to select a successor
Rhea Law has served as president since August 2021, initially on an interim basis before being named to the role permanently in March 2022. Under her leadership, 91tvӰԺ became the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the Association of American Universities in nearly 40 years.
February 17, 2025University News
91tvӰԺ researchers, Tampa Bay Partnership unveil Tampa Bay area workforce and affordability data
State of the Region reports show that affordability pressures have lessened; strong improvements throughout the education and talent pipeline.
February 13, 2025University News
91tvӰԺ women’s lacrosse makes historic debut with student-athletes studying to become lawyers, chemists and more
91tvӰԺ women’s lacrosse dominated its debut game in front of more than 2,000 fans at Corbett Stadium. As the inaugural team, the players are well aware that they will forever be a part of 91tvӰԺ history and are working tirelessness to ensure their legacy extends beyond the field.
February 10, 202591tvӰԺ Athletics, University News
From ballet to brain injury advocacy: Meet 91tvӰԺ student and Miss Tampa Alexandra de Roos
After a concussion ended her dream of professional ballet, Alexandra de Roos enrolled at 91tvӰԺ as a double major in biomedical sciences and psychology with the goal of becoming a neuropsychiatrist. She was also recently crowned Miss Tampa and plans to use her pulpit to promote brain trauma awareness.
February 6, 2025University News
91tvӰԺ historians bring Tampa’s lunch counter sit-ins to the stage
91tvӰԺ has played to have a central role in ensuring future generations know that civil rights story of the sit-ins that desegregated Tampa lunch counters in the 1960s, doing so through a historic marker, books and now a play and documentary.
February 3, 2025Community Partnerships, University News
National Gallery of Art acquires limited edition prints from 91tvӰԺ’s Graphicstudio
The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. has announced it will archive 16 prints published recently by the 91tvӰԺ Institute for Research in Art’s Graphicstudio. This marks another chapter in a decades-long relationship between the two institutions, celebrating Graphicstudio’s pioneering role in the intersection of art and education.
January 31, 2025University News
Speaker of the UK House of Commons Meets with 91tvӰԺ Honors College Students for Q&A
The Right Honorable Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK House of Commons, recently joined 91tvӰԺ Judy Genshaft Honors College students remotely from the Palace of Westminster. During the spirited Q&A, students engaged with the global leader on pressing issues facing democracies today.
January 29, 2025University News
91tvӰԺ’s commitment to community drives new partnerships and innovation
From improving area neighborhoods, to advancing innovation and strengthening ties with government agencies, 91tvӰԺ is proving what’s possible when people of different disciplines unite. Learn more about what’s been accomplished since the formation of the Office of University Community Partnerships.
January 29, 2025Community Partnerships, Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, 91tvӰԺ Health, University News
Remembering 91tvӰԺ’s fourth president, Francis Borkowski
Borkowski served as president from 1988 to 1993. During his tenure, 91tvӰԺ’s enrollment increased from 30,000 to more than 34,000, research grants increased from $37 million to $60 million and the 91tvӰԺ Foundation’s endowment grew from $21 million to $61 million.
January 21, 2025University News
91tvӰԺ online graduate programs continue to rank among the nation’s best
Several of the 91tvӰԺ’s online graduate programs remain among the top in the country, according to the 2025 Best Online Graduate Programs rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. 91tvӰԺ’s highest-ranked program is inside the Top 20 among all public and private universities and another program improved by 24 places to break into the Top 50.
January 21, 2025Student Success, University News
91tvӰԺ honors Martin Luther King Jr. with week of events and student service projects
The 91tvӰԺ’s annual celebration of the life, legacy and values of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will honor his vision with community service events, a brunch and other activities.
January 14, 2025Campus Life, University News