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Dr. Donald Landry has been selected as the new interim president for the University of Florida.

Landry stated that filling permanent dean positions for several of the university's colleges is a top priority.

The university is currently without permanent deans in five of its 16 colleges.

The "need to secure leadership" is among the top issues new University of Florida interim President Dr. Donald Landry plans to address during his time in Gainesville.

Landry, a professor of medicine from Columbia University, was selected as the university's next interim president by the board of trustees on Aug. 25, and replaces outgoing interim President Kent Fuchs, who had served in the role since August 2024.

During his confirmation hearing in front of UF's trustees, Landry ca

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