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USF, big on ambition, hits a bump as its still-new president steps down
A few weeks later, in a development that stunned the USF community, Currall announced he would step down from the presidency just two years into his tenure. He said the pressures of the job had placed too much stress on his health and family. He plans to take a months-long break, then has the option to re-enter academia as a tenured professor.
July 24, 2021Sarasota-Manatee Campus, St. Petersburg Campus, Tampa Campus
Seminole Tribe, USF Sustainable Tourism and USF Access 3D Lab preserve history at Egmont Key
Egmont Key -- located between St. Petersburg and Bradenton at the mouth of Tampa Bay, approximately a 20-minute ferry ride southwest from Fort DeSoto Park -- holds a haunting chapter in Florida history that the Seminole Tribe of Florida insists must not be forgotten, and which USF has the tech to help preserve.
July 20, 2021Community Engagement, Research and Funding
Hillsborough Makes Juneteenth County Holiday, Other Counties Still Undecided
The Hillsborough County Commission unanimously passed a motion Wednesday to make Juneteenth a county holiday starting in 2022.
July 16, 2021Community Engagement
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