UF board appoints Bell as interim president


Stuart Bell [Photo courtesy news.ufl.edu]

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Posted June 23, 2026 | By Ana Goñi-Lessan, The News Service of Florida

The University of Florida Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Stuart Bell as interim president on June 22, but not without criticizing Alan Levine, chairman of the State University System Board of Governors, for delaying the confirmation process. Without mentioning Levine by name, trustees said his push to postpone Bell’s confirmation caused “collateral damage” that was […]

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