The Universityâs Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to appoint William F. Tate IV as the Universityâs next president. The search for an individual to permanently fulfill the presidential position began in November with the creation of the Presidential Search Committee.
Tate will become the Universityâs first African American president while concurrently becoming the first African American president in the Southeastern Conference.
Gov. John Bel Edwards released a statement congratulating Tate following his selection and acknowledged the significance of the moment for Louisiana.
âThis is a historic moment for the Louisiana State University system, as Dr. Tate will become the Universityâs first African American president and also the first African American university president in the Southeastern Conference,â Edwards said. âI share this goal of making higher education more accessible to students from all walks of life and all areas of our state and
Updated: 6:15 PM CDT May 6, 2021 WDSU Digital Team William Tate IV was named as the next president of LSU on Thursday, LSU said. When he begins his term in July, he will becomes the first Black president of a university in the Southeastern Conference. Now the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at University of South Carolina, Tate also holds the USC Education Foundation Distinguished Professorship. Tate earned his Ph.D. at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a past president of the American Educational Research Association and was elected to the National Academy of Education.Tate will take the helm of the university as it deals with a public reckoning over the mishandling of sexual assault and violence allegations on campus. LSU law professor Tom Galligan has served as the university s president on an interim basis since January 2020. The last person to serve in the permanent role was F. King Alexander, who was president fr
LSU presidential search near end; announcement expected during Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday
LSU Board of Supervisors to meet today By WAFB Staff | May 6, 2021 at 8:03 AM CDT - Updated May 6 at 4:55 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The LSU Board of Supervisors will meet Thursday, May 6, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
According to its website, LSU says the three presidential candidates aiming to become the universityâs next leader will speak during Thursdayâs board meeting.
The finalists are:
Kelvin Droegemeier, Ph.D., Former Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) (2021) United States Federal Government
James (Jim) Henderson, D.M., System President and Chief Executive Officer University of Louisiana System
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) â Louisiana State University chose its new leader Thursday, naming William Tate as the university system s first Black president.
Tate, provost at the University of South Carolina, was the unanimous pick of the LSU Board of Supervisors after public in-person interviews with three finalists and 90 minutes of closed-door debate among board members. He ll start the job as LSU president â overseeing multiple campuses and serving as chancellor of the flagship campus in Baton Rouge â in July.
âWe set about to find a great leader, and we found one,â said Robert Dampf, chairman of the LSU board.
In addition to becoming LSU s first Black president, Tate will be the first African American university president in the Southeastern Conference, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. The Democratic governor, whose appointees fill the LSU board, issued a statement congratulating Tate and saying he s confident Tate âis the right person to lead LSU.â
LSU picks new leader, naming system s first Black president
May 6, 2021
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana State University chose its new leader Thursday, naming William Tate as the university system s first Black president.
Tate, provost at the University of South Carolina, was the unanimous pick of the LSU Board of Supervisors after public in-person interviews with three finalists and 90 minutes of closed-door debate among board members. He ll start the job as LSU president overseeing multiple campuses and serving as chancellor of the flagship campus in Baton Rouge in July.
“We set about to find a great leader, and we found one,” said Robert Dampf, chairman of the LSU board.