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A settlement conference has been ordered for a lawsuit pitting a former LSU Athletics Department executive against the university, but we now know who could be called as witnesses should that case proceed to trial.
President Tate has announced his first major personnel rearrangement. He has demoted Provost Stacia Haynie. This comes roughly a month after the Baton Rouge Business Report ran a story detailing her efforts to increase the number of women in upper leadership at the university. She was working on improving the lack of female representation across the university. Tate has been on the job for less than a week, and the optics of firing the highest-ranking female on campus as his first decision are not good. Especially in a campus environment where women have no reason to trust the university. Sta...
William Tate IV Named as First Black Louisiana State University President (Image: Louisiana State University) The Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors have has named William Tate IV, Education Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina, as the university’s next president. Tate will begin his term in July. “What I’m really most excited about is I met students here who really are amazing, and for me, this position is all about what we can do to help students and give people access and opportunity in higher education,” Tate said in a written stateme...
Parker Executive Search Assists LSU Recruit First African-American President May 10, 2021 – Atlanta-based Parker Executive Search has assisted Louisiana State University (LSU) in the selection of William Tate as the school’s first African-American president. He will replace Tom Galligan, who has served as LSU president since January 2020. “This is a very pivotal time at our university, from economic, environmental, social challenges, but we are doing great things at this place,” said LSU board chair Robert Dampf. “From our academic achievements, our enrollment, our diversity, ...
Dr. William F. Tate IV was selected as president of Louisiana State University (LSU) on Thursday, becoming the first Black president of any school that is part of the Southeastern Conference. Tate is pictured in a photo provided by LSU on May 6, 2021. (Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College / Eddy Perez) MSN News Dr. William F. Tate IV was named the president of Louisiana State University (LSU) on Thursday, becoming the first Black president of a Southeastern Conference school. Tate, the provost of the University of South Carolina, was selected by the school after ...