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Divya Kumar

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A view of red flowering trees and a fountain on the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus.
Posted inTampa Bay

USF announces a lone candidate for provost after scrapped search

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesJanuary 6, 2023January 6, 2023

A vice chancellor from a public university in California will visit USF’s three campuses next week.

Joseph Ladapo speaks during a news conference
Posted inTampa Bay

Florida vaccine policy based on ‘careless’ research practices, UF faculty say

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay Times and Kirby WilsonJanuary 4, 2023January 4, 2023

However, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo was not found to have committed “research misconduct.”

Danylo Solomentsev, who graduates from USF on Dec. 9, returned to Ukraine when the pandemic started but came back to Tampa in January, weeks before the Russia-Ukraine war began.
Posted inTampa Bay

Ukrainian student graduates from USF after difficult path

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesDecember 10, 2022December 12, 2022

Interrupted by a pandemic and war, Danylo Solomentsev’s college journey has been filled with challenges.

U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska
Posted inTampa Bay

Incoming UF president Ben Sasse abstained from Senate vote on marriage act

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesNovember 30, 2022November 30, 2022

The Nebraska Republican, who plans to resign soon from the Senate, had been criticized at UF for his stance on same-sex marriage.

USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Christian Hardigree
Posted inTampa Bay

USF’s new St. Pete chancellor poses a question: ‘What are we going to become?’

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesNovember 25, 2022November 28, 2022

Christian Hardigree is tasked with preserving the small campus’s identity while finding its place in the USF system.

A gavel against a black background
Posted inTampa Bay

Judge stops enforcement of ‘Stop WOKE Act’ at Florida colleges, universities

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesNovember 17, 2022November 17, 2022

The new law is “positively dystopian,” U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said.

University of South Florida President Rhea Law
Posted inTampa Bay

USF restarts provost search after 4 finalists don’t make the cut

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesNovember 16, 2022November 16, 2022

The move by university President Rhea Law follows a six-month national search for a top academic officer.

Student Body President Lauren Lemasters directs a question to Sen. Ben Sasse during a University of Florida board of trustees meeting
Posted inTampa Bay

UF student body president no longer faces impeachment for her Ben Sasse vote

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesNovember 14, 2022November 15, 2022

Some moved to oust Lauren Lemasters, saying she discounted student voices in voting for Sasse, but a student government committee ended the effort.

A view of red flowering trees and a fountain on the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus.
Posted inTampa Bay

Florida universities push back on proposed new rules for faculty tenure

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesNovember 9, 2022November 10, 2022

Compliance with new “Stop WOKE” law would factor into performance reviews.

Sen. Ben Sasse listens to public comments during a University of Florida board of trustees meeting.
Posted inTampa Bay

Ben Sasse confirmed as UF president, will start in February with $1M salary

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022

Facing criticism for his stance against same-sex marriage, he pledged to get to know the UF community with “tireless passion.”

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