About one week after Jacksonville University President Tim Cost announced that he would be transitioning from his current role to become the school’s Chancellor in summer 2026, the school has announced its new temporary leader.

The Jacksonville University Board of Trustees on Tuesday appointed Dr. Lisa Sutherland to serve as the university’s interim president beginning on July 1, 2026.

Sutherland, the founder of global consulting firm Sutherland Group, LLC, has been with JU since 2023 and currently fills the role of Executive Director of the Cost Honors College and Interim Dean of the Davis College of Business and Technology.

She also earned her PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

President Cost said he has full confidence in Dr. Sutherland’s ability to maintain the

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