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Christian Hardigree most recently served as the founding dean of the School of Hospitality at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
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The appointment still needs the approval of the state's Board of Governors, which is slated to meet June 29-30 in Orlando.
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The four will participate in town halls on the USF St. Petersburg campus on Monday and Tuesday.
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The Florida Board of Governors confirmed Rhea Law in a unanimous vote.
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Rhea Law, a Tampa lawyer who previously served as chair of USF's Board of Trustees, is the first alum to lead the university.
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Finalists Rhea Law and Jeffrey Talley will meet with the USF community on all three campuses a day before they're interviewed by the university's Board of Trustees.
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The two candidates were thoroughly questioned as they offered different visions for the future of USF.
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Interim president Rhea Law, who was asked to consider taking over as USF's next president, is a finalist along with retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Talley.
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Law joins at least 11 other candidates who have already applied to succeed Steven Currall.
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USF President Rhea Law urges masks and vaccinations as faculty calls for 'aggressive' COVID approachThe university's president called for people on-campus to wear masks and to be fully vaccinated, while USF faculty recommended holding the first few weeks of the spring semester online.
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The study analyzes USF's role in enhancing the growth in the Tampa Bay region and the state of Florida.
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Ralph Wilcox, who has been with USF for nearly 20 years, has served as provost since 2008.