Welcome Provost Prasant Mohapatra

Jan. 23, 2023

University of South Florida President Rhea Law today announced the appointment of Prasant Mohapatra as USF’s new provost and executive vice president of academic affairs.

Mohapatra comes to USF from the University of California, Davis, where he has served as vice chancellor for research since 2018. A distinguished professor in the Department of Computer Science, Mohapatra has held multiple leadership positions at UC Davis, including dean and vice provost of graduate studies, associate chancellor, interim vice provost and chief information officer, and chair of the Department of Computer Science.

“I am excited to welcome Dr. Mohapatra to the University of South Florida family,” Law said.  “His extensive teaching, research and leadership experience will help build on our momentum and take USF to new heights of academic excellence.” Read More »