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.
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
The end of next month will mark one year after George Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, leading to an eruption of Black Lives Matter protests across the country in 2020.
Eight days after his death, Black Out LSU organized students to peacefully demonstrate against police brutality and racial inequality in the Quad. It would be the first protest of many in a year at LSU that was characterized by student activism.
From the protests that erupted in Baton Rouge after the death of George Floyd, to the sit-in protests against the Universityâs mishandling of sexual assault allegations, students have put constant pressure on local leaders and administrators throughout the 2020-21 school year.
LSU’s General Counsel and legal advisor to the LSU Board of Supervisors told lawmakers why LSU employees had been banned from speaking under oath to the Legislative Select Committee on Women and Children today.
GC Winston Decuir said the decision was the result of a lawsuit by a current LSU administrator and that he only learned of Wednesday. Decuir said at the time the decision to bar employees from testifying was made he the suit had not officially been filed and so he could only infer what it covered and who was named in it.
“I have to be protective when threatened with a lawsuit,” said Decuir. “We are talking me trying to make a decision based on the announcement of threatened litigation, I have to be cautious in that situation.”
âYou didnât think they had a responsibility to tell the truth?:â LSU Interim President grilled by state lawmakers, survivors of sexual violence on LSUâs campus
Victims respond to report on sexual violence at LSU By Austin Kemker | March 11, 2021 at 10:26 AM CST - Updated March 11 at 10:54 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - For the first time alleged victims of former LSU Football players Derrius Guice and Drake Davis told their stories in public view.
Abby Owens, Samantha Brennan, and Jade Lewis, who all originally came forward anonymously to oust Guice in a USA Today investigation, dropped their cloak of protection to testify in front of the Legislative Womenâs Caucus. The hearing was called after the Husch-Blackwell report detailed systemic failures on behalf of LSU Leadership and faculty relating to its handling of sexual violence reports.