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Florida State Picks Harvard Vice Provost as President
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Florida State University’s Board of Trustees chose the vice provost for research at Harvard University as Florida State’s next president, ending a controversial search that had included as a candidate Florida’s former House of Representatives speaker, who is also the state s current education commissioner.
Trustees chose Richard McCullough, Florida State announced Monday. McCullough is credited with overseeing development of strategies, planning and academic research at Harvard since 2012. He also leads an office of Foundation and Corporate Engagement. Previously, he was at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for 22 years, rising to the level of vice president for research.