LSU Names President Search Committee Members

LSU names president search committee members

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — LSU announced committee members tasked with searching for the university's new president Friday. Former President William F. Tate IV stepped down from the role on May 19 to take a job to lead Rutgers University. Tate described it as a "distinctly difficult decision" to leave LSU after four years. He made history as the first Black president in the Southeastern Conference in May 2021. "It is my honor to introd…

Meet the committee who will select LSU’s next leader

LSU has launched a national search for its next president following William Tate’s departure to lead Rutgers University, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  A 20-member search committee, chaired by LSU Board of Supervisors Chair Scott Ballard, includes board members, university leaders, health system executives, faculty and alumni.  Matt Lee, dean of LSU’s College of Agriculture, is serving as interim president of the university.  The search will de…

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