"I am profoundly honored and grateful to be chosen as a finalist for president of Florida Atlantic University," FSU's Michael Hartline said.

An earlier effort to find the school’s leader ended in a mess. More than two and a half years after John Kelly announced his resignation as president, Florida Atlantic University has again whittled down its list of candidates vying to replace him to three.

Florida Atlantic University’s Presidential Search Committee recently named three finalists for the job. Two of the finalists have mostly academic backgrounds, and another is an