LSU names next president; will be first Black president of university system
Louisiana State University
and last updated 2021-05-06 18:59:01-04
The LSU Board of Supervisors on Thursday named William Tate IV as the university's next president. He is expected to begin his term in July, and will be the first Black president of the LSU system and first Black university president in the Southeastern Conference.
Tate will replace LSU President Tom Galligan, who has served as interim president since January 2020.
Tate, an Education Foundation Distinguished Professor and Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of South Carolina, oversees the 13 schools and colleges on the University of South Carolina Columbia campus, UofSC School of Medicine Columbia, and the UofSC School of Medicine Greenville.