Laurel Fulkerson Interim VP for Research and Professor of Classics, Florida State University Laurel Fulkerson received all of her degrees from Columbia University, and has been a faculty member in the Classics department at the Florida State University in Tallahassee since 2000. Her scholarly work within Classics focuses on three basic areas: Latin poetry; ancient […]
James Frazier Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Florida State University James Frazier, EdD, MFA is dean of the Florida State University College of Fine Arts and currently serves as secretary/president-elect of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans and as a board member of the American Dance Festival (ADF). Frazier formerly held the […]
Lawrence D. Bobo Dean of Social Science, W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University Lawrence D. Bobo is Dean of Social Science, the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences, and holds the title of Harvard College Professor (2018-2023) at Harvard University. He has served as Chair […]
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August 16, 2021 – Present Richard McCullough became the 16th president of Florida State University in August 2021, bringing more than three decades of academic leadership experience. Under his tenure, FSU has achieved record student success, rapid research growth, historic rankings, and significant campus development. McCullough has strengthened the university by recruiting top faculty and […]
President: 1887 – 1892 George Edgar was the first president of the Seminary West of the Suwannee River, the predecessor institution of The Florida State University. (Earlier school leaders had the title Principal.) He served in that office from 1887 to 1892. Rebecca C. Fry Edgar Wife of President George […]
President: 1897 – 1909 Albert A. Murphree, a mathematician who joined the faculty of the Seminary West of the Suwannee River in 1895 at age 25, was president during a time of reorganization of higher education in Florida, including the 1909 transition to the Florida State College for Women. Despite the change to women-only status, […]
President: 1909 – 1941 In 1909, Dr. Edward Conradi was appointed dean and shortly thereafter president of Florida State College for Women. Dr. Conradi’s accomplishments were notable. By 1915 he had succeeded in developing a program that was recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In 1924 the institution was approved by […]
President: 1941 – 1957 Doak Campbell was president during the transition from Florida State College for Women to The Florida State University. Prior to becoming president, he had been dean of the Graduate School at George Peabody College for Teachers. The change from a women’s school to a coeducational school in 1947 was a substantial […]
