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Provost Search

The University of Florida is excited to begin the search for the next provost of UF. The university is deeply grateful to Dr. Joe Glover for his decades of dedicated leadership and service. He leaves a lasting mark on our university as the visionary behind the "AI Across the Curriculum" initiative, which has positioned UF as a national leader in artificial intelligence in higher education.

Applications, nominations and comments should be sent to UF-Provost@kornferry.com.

About the University
Meet the Committee
About the University

About the University

The university is committed to equipping students with the skills, opportunities, and experiences to lead and influence the next generation and beyond. With a cutting-edge curriculum centered on broad-based, inclusive public education, leading research, and public service, UF stimulates a remarkable intellectual vitality and cultivates innovation that can be translated for economic, cultural, and societal benefit.

Meet the Committee

Meet the Committee

The search committee is assisted by the executive search firm Korn Ferry and chaired by Scott Angle, Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, jangle@ufl.edu.

Other members include administration, faculty, students, and leadership:

  • Matthew Bravo, Undergraduate, Student Body President, matthew.bravo@ufl.edu.
  • Charles Canady, Director, Hamilton School, charles.canady@ufl.edu.
  • Michelle Castaline, Deputy CFO and Associate Vice President, Office of the CFO, mcastaline@ufl.edu.
  • Chris Curran, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, Director of the Education Policy Research Center, College of Education, chriscurran@coe.ufl.edu.
  • Melissa Curry, Vice President, UF Human Resource, melissa.curry@ufl.edu (non-voting).
  • Luisa Amelia Dempere, Professor and Director, Nanoscale Research Facility, College of Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, a9277699@ufl.edu.
  • Isabel Garcia, Dean, College of Dentistry, aigarcia@dental.ufl.edu.
  • Raymond Issa, Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Advanced Instruction Information Modeling, College of Design and Construction, Rinker School of Construction Management, raymond-issa@ufl.edu.
  • Lyrissa Lidsky, Raymond & Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar Chair in U.S. Constitutional Law, College of Law, lidsky@law.ufl.edu.
  • Victoria Pagán, Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Classics, vepagan@ufl.edu.
  • Mary Parker, Vice President and Chief Enrollment Officer, Enrollment Management, maryparker@ufl.edu.
  • Rahul Patel, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, RPatel@KSLAW.com.
  • Kushagri Sharma, Graduate Assistant, College of Liberal Arts, Mathematics, kushagrisharma@ufl.edu.
  • Jennifer Tucker, Cook/Deloitte Professor, College of Business, Accounting, jenny.tucker@warrington.ufl.edu.

Liaisons:

  • Melissa Curry, Vice President, UF Human Resource, melissa.curry@ufl.edu.
  • Chad Tindol, Senior Vice President for Administration, Office of the President, chad.tindol@ufl.edu.
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