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Board of Supervisors names Dr. William Tate IV as next LSU president, first African American at LSU & in SEC to hold position


Board of Supervisors names Dr. William Tate IV as next LSU president, first African American at LSU & in SEC to hold position
Board of Supervisors names new LSU president
By WAFB Staff | May 6, 2021 at 5:05 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 6:59 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The LSU Board of Supervisors has voted to hire Dr. William Tate as the university’s next president.
Tate will be the first African American to hold the position at LSU and in the SEC. The board voted 15-0 in favor of Tate.
The announcement was made Thursday, May 6, after the three finalists for the position were interviewed by the board earlier in the day. ....

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LSU makes history by naming its first Black president: Meet Bill Tate


LSU makes history by naming its first Black president: Meet Bill Tate
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LSU made history Thursday by naming University of South Carolina Provost William Bill Tate as the first Black president in the school s history and the first Black to lead a school in the Southeastern Conference.
Black students weren t even allowed to attend LSU until 1953.
Quite frankly I didn t think this day would come that an African-American would become president in the SEC, Tate said. Y all made it possible.
I m really excited to be part of this community. For me this is all about how we can help students regardless of their background . and give them opportunity to live their dream. ....

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