USF official named president of Texas university

USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Christian Hardigree has been hired to be the new president of Texas A&M University-Victoria. Her last day at USF is November 3, 2025.
USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Christian Hardigree has been hired to be the new president of Texas A&M University-Victoria. Her last day at USF is November 3, 2025.
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USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Christian Hardigree has been named the new president of Texas A&M University-Victoria.

Hardigree, 55, has led the University of South Florida’s satellite St. Petersburg campus since July 2022. Her final day on the job will be Nov. 3.

In a statement to the USF St. Petersburg campus announcing her departure, Hardigree says serving as Regional Chancellor has been “one of the greatest honors of my career.”

 

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