GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — As the University of Florida works toward its goal of becoming a Top 10 public university, it will choose between the provosts of two elite northeastern universities for its next president.
The school is expected on Wednesday to name either Cornell University Provost W. Kent Fuchs or New York University Provost David McLaughlin as its 12th president.
The new president will replace Bernie Machen and lead a school with more than 50,000 students and 4,200 full-time faculty that currently ranks No. 14 on the U.S. News and World Report rankings of best public colleges.
UF is offering between $950,000 and $1.25 million per year in total compensation and is building a $5 million mansion to house the new president.
