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 board poised to select next president
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Members of the LSU Board of Supervisors have concluded their day of interviews with the three finalists for university president and are meeting at this hour to discuss whether to offer the position to University of Louisiana System President Jim Henderson, meteorologist and former White House adviser Kelvin Droegemeier or University of South Carolina Provost William Tate.
Each candidate was questioned by the board for more than 90 minutes today in interviews that were streamed live and followed two days of meetings, group interviews and after-hours cocktail gatherings with the candidates and key stakeholders.
UL System president one of three finalists in LSU presidential search
Candidates invited for next round of interviews
The Advocate / White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; University of Louisiana System; University of South Carolina
Kelvin Droegemeier, Jim Henderson, Bill Tate
and last updated 2021-04-27 22:21:55-04
University of Louisiana System President Jim Henderson has been named one of three final candidates for LSU president.
Following two days of interviews in which eight candidates sat down with the LSU Presidential Search Committee in Baton Rouge, the committee narrowed the list down to three. These three candidates will be invited back to campus for the next round of interviews.
8 semifinalists for Louisiana State University s top job
April 21, 2021
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Eight candidates seeking to be Louisiana State University s next president were chosen Wednesday by a search committee for interviews, including the leader of another college system in the state and Gov. John Bel Edwards top budget adviser.
LSU is seeking a new president in the middle of a sexual misconduct scandal, which was seen as dampening interest in the job, which has been open since an interim president took over the position in January 2020.
The Advocate reports that 23 candidates submitted applications to oversee a system that includes colleges, medical schools, a law school and research institutions across the state. The president also works as chancellor of Louisiana’s flagship university in Baton Rouge.