After an 11-month delay, FAU is rebooting its search for a new president

Florida Atlantic University’s leaders moved Tuesday, June 4, to relaunch their long-stalled search for a new president, agreeing to form a search committee nearly a year after their previous search was abruptly halted by the state.

The chairperson of the university’s board of trustees said he hopes the new committee can present a list of finalists for trustees to consider by January. If so, it would mark a full two years since the retirement of FAU’s last permanent president, John Kelly.

Chairperson Piero Bussani said he had appointed 15 people to the committee, including faculty members, trustees, alumni and others. The committee will be headed by Trustee Sherry Murphy, a sales executive and Jupiter resident, he said.