A Florida judge has put an end to a monthlong controversy at South Florida’s only historically Black university, ruling a former board trustee is the institution’s next president. McCormick, who was on the board of trustees and a former board chair, stepped in as the interim president following Hardrick’s departure. In his complaint, Dumas claimed the meeting where McCormick was elected should not have been held, according to the board of trustees’ bylaws. McCormick is now the first Florida Memorial alumnus to hold the position. Almost a week after the election of the new president, Dumas was sent a notice that he had been removed from the board due to his financial standing.