Courtesy of USF St. Petersburg The death of longtime educator Bill Heller brought tributes from around the campus and community. ‘He will be greatly missed’ “The entire University of South
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By Emily Wunderlich and Nancy McCann Nineteen months after she was ousted for the way she handled preparations for a looming hurricane, former Regional Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska has struck back.
Above photo: When USF system President Judy Genshaft gave a video pep talk to the university community on Jan. 18, she had not yet come out in favor of the proposal
It came out of the blue last week. Powerful legislators want to roll back history and end USFSP’s independent accreditation. What would that mean? No one – not administrators, not
By Timothy Fanning USF St. Petersburg has found its new top academic officer. Olufunke A. Fontenot, a criminal justice professor with an administrative background will begin as interim chancellor of
This letter was written and signed by 23 full faculty members of USFSP. When asked for her reaction, Sophia Wisniewska responded via text saying “As you may suspect, I was
By Michael Moore Jr. A national search to find a new regional chancellor will begin next August, 11 months after Sophia Wisniewksa was ousted for the way she handled Hurricane
By Delaney Brown After years of suggestions to introduce intercollegiate sports, the university received an early study on the possibility of bringing them to campus. It is entirely possible
By Timothy Fanning Twice in his 13 years at USF St. Petersburg, V. Mark Durand has held key administrative posts as the university grew in size and stature. Now the
By Delaney Brown For professor Deby Cassill, the former regional chancellor’s decision to evacuate students was not enough; Sophia Wisniewska should have stayed behind. “Whenever there’s a potential catastrophe, a