Overview
- USF’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Limayem as the university’s ninth president, succeeding Rhea Law.
- The State University System Board of Governors is slated to consider his confirmation on Nov. 6 at a meeting hosted at USF.
- Limayem emerged as the sole finalist and engaged with faculty, staff and students during on-campus forums last week.
- He previously led USF’s Muma College of Business for a decade and raised more than $126 million, including a $25 million gift, and at UNF oversaw record enrollment, stronger retention and high in‑state employment for graduates.
- His selection creates a vacancy at UNF and extends a year of notable leadership changes across Florida’s public universities.