JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — University of North Florida President Dr. Moez Limayem has been selected as the next president of the University of South Florida, the university announced Tuesday .

The USF Board of Trustees unanimously voted to select Limayem as the university's ninth president, according to USF. The university said his appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Board of Governors.

Current USF President Rhea Law announced back in February that she would be stepping down once a successor was named. Law, an attorney who had longstanding ties to USF, became interim president of the university in 2021 before being named president in March 2022.

In September, USF announced Limayem as the sole finalist for the school's president position. Mike Griffin, chair of the presid

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