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Steven Currall’s tenure as president of the University of South Florida officially came to an end Monday. Tampa attorney Rhea Law will temporarily fill his position.

The waivers will likely be offered on a first-come-first-serve basis, and to be eligible, students must meet certain academic requirements.

They are poised to keep masks optional but encourage students, faculty and staff members to get vaccinated.

The former chair of the University of South Florida's Board of Trustees is slated to become interim president Monday.

The letter, posted on the Florida Board of Governors website, "strongly" urges students to receive a vaccine.

The bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis means colleges and universities are protected from class-action lawsuits from those seeking to recoup money for students after the shift to all-virtual instruction.

Starting July 1, athletes will be able to hire agents and will be required to disclose to the universities any contracts for compensation.

Richard McCullough takes over for outgoing President John Thrasher starting Aug. 16.

The scores measure each school's performance in 10 student success-based metrics, including four-year graduation rate, degrees awarded, and median wages of graduates.

The board's rule change complies with a new state law that allows student athletes to earn compensation from their name, image and likeness starting on July 1.

USF officials say the school’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year is better than they anticipated following months of financial uncertainty.

The president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges says he should step down from the Board of Governors while it considers him to replace outgoing FSU president John Thrasher.