USF Board of Trustees vice chairperson Mike Griffin will serve as chair of the 15-person search committee, which includes members of the USF faculty and administration, student and alumni representatives and Tampa General Hospital CEO John Couris.

USF Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford announced that Mike Griffin, Board of Trustees vice chair and USF alum, has agreed to serve as chair of the 14-member Presidential Search Committee. To assist the committee,

University of South Florida President Rhea Law announced Monday she will step down from her post. Law was named president in March 2022.

The University of South Florida will commence its search for a new president in the coming days after President Rhea Law announced the end of her three-year tenure leading the school.

FOX 13’s Evan Axelbank reports on USF President Rhea Law announcing she will step down after leading the school for the past three years once the Board of Trustees announces her successor.

Our university is on an incredible trajectory, and the foundation is in place for a new leader to take us to even greater heights.'

The University of South Florida will soon launch a search for a new president after President Rhea Law announced Monday that she plans to retire. Law was named president in 2022 with a three-year contract after she served in the interim role following the departure of former president Steve Currall in 2021.

University of South Florida President Rhea Law announced Monday she will step down from her post, as major changes continue in the leadership of Florida public universities.