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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
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Rutgers picks Louisiana State University leader as new president
Rutgers University leaders unanimously approved William F. Tate IV, who previously led Louisiana State University, to replace Jonathan Holloway as Rutgers University's next president. He's expected to start working on July 1. (Photo by Nick Romanenko, courtesy of Rutgers University) A social scientist and mathematician who has helmed Louisiana State University since 2021 will be the next president of Rutgers University. William F. Tate IV will replace Jonathan Holloway, whose rocky five-year tenure was marred by a deadly global pandemic, a faculty strike, student protests over Gaza, and most recently, growing hostility and cuts from the Trump administration. Rutgers' board of governors, with the consent of its trustees, unanimously approved Tate Monday morning to lead New Jersey's 67,000-student flagship university and applauded his 'leadership abilities, academic credentials, intelligence, and administrative skills.' 'Dr. Tate is (an) extraordinary leader, a scholar, an innovator, and a transformative force whose vision will unite academic excellence with public impact,' trustees chair Amy Mansue said at a joint meeting in New Brunswick. He will start July 1, with an annual base salary of $1.1 million and opportunities to pad his pay considerably with performance incentives. Gov. Phil Murphy was on hand Monday to welcome him to New Jersey. 'I was instantly and incredibly impressed,' Murphy said of Tate's credentials. 'As they say in the movies, 'He had me at hello.'' Tate was the first Black president of Louisiana State University, that state's flagship school with more than 55,000 students. He had a turbulent tenure there, stirring controversy for a recent hiring freeze and for his decisions to drop diversity, equity, and inclusion language and to disband a committee tasked with renaming campus buildings with problematic names. One such building is named after John M. Parker, a former Louisiana governor who participated in the 1891 lynching of 11 Italian immigrants in New Orleans, the largest mass lynching in U.S. history. Tate leaves Louisiana as officials there debate whether to split his position into two jobs. Besides serving as the university's chief executive and academic officer, he also holds faculty appointments in sociology, psychiatry and behavioral medicine, epidemiology, and population and public health. Before Louisiana, he served for 18 years as dean of the graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis, followed by about a year as provost at the University of South Carolina. He's a Chicago native and married father of two with degrees from Northern Illinois University, University of Texas, University of Maryland, and the Washington University School of Medicine. He was selected by a 20-member committee tasked with replacing Holloway, who announced in September he would step down. Officials said the committee considered 'hundreds' of candidates. Dory Devlin, a Rutgers spokeswoman, declined to identify other finalists. Tate said he's 'ready' for Rutgers and New Jersey, citing his upbringing in Chicago's Bronzeville, a historically Black neighborhood. 'There is a lot in common between the grit, resilience, and toughness required to negotiate Bronzeville and here in the great state of New Jersey. So I'm ready,' Tate said. Tate saluted Holloway for his work in positioning Rutgers 'at the edge of excellence,' noting the increasingly tough times for higher education administrators. 'If you took a presidency in 2020 and you ended in 2025 I would submit you those were the five hardest years to ever be a university president,' Tate said. Tate will be the 22nd president of Rutgers, which at 258 years old is one of the oldest universities in the U.S. Holloway, a U.S. historian, was Rutgers' first Black president, earning over $1 million a year. He will remain Rutgers' president until June 30 and then take a sabbatical during the 2025-26 academic year for research projects before returning to Rutgers as a full-time faculty member. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
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LSU President William Tate leaving for Rutgers University
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — LSU President William F. Tate IV is leaving the university to take a job to lead Rutgers University. On Monday morning, the Rutgers Board of Governors approved the hiring of Tate to replace Jonathan Holloway. Tate will be Rutgers' 22nd President. 'This was a distinctly difficult decision, and one I did not take lightly. LSU, its students, faculty, staff, and supporters are all incredible and inspirational. You will forever stay in my heart. This is a very special place, and I am honored to have been a part of it for four incredible years,' said Tate. 'There's no other place like it in the world, and I will forever cherish the memories we created together.' Tate was named LSU president in May 2021 by the Board of Supervisors, making history as the first Black president in the Southeastern Conference. LSU confirmed he will take over as president of Rutgers University on July 1, 2025. reports that Tate will oversee over 69,000 students on three campuses and a $5 billion annual budget. 'We are saddened by President Tate's departure but grateful for the deep and meaningful impact his leadership left on the LSU enterprise over the last four years,' said LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott Ballard. 'We wish him well on his journey and will always consider him a Tiger.' Tate touted a Scholarship First Agenda that puts LSU on a path to increasing research activity, especially in agriculture, biomedical, coast, energy and defense/cybersecurity. Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport campuses had a record $543 million in research activity for 2023-24. According to LSU, other highlights include historic fundraising capped by the largest gift in the university's history, with $245 million for health initiatives, record enrollment of over 55,000 students, record-breaking graduate rates and record research growth. Where does LSU rank in the US News & World Report 2025 college rankings? Vance: Putin 'doesn't quite know how' to get out of war in Ukraine Netflix steps in to save 'Sesame Street' 1 dead, 1 critical after shooting at apartments in Baton Rouge, officials say Cars for Newgarden, Power moved to back of Indy 500 field over attenuator violation LSU President William Tate leaving for Rutgers University Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Business
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LSU celebrates growth as it aims to become a top US research university
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — LSU celebrates a new milestone as it makes robust moves forward to reach its goal of becoming a part of the Top 50 research universities in the nation. LSU's campuses in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport had a record $543 million in research activity for 2023-24, an 11.5% increase from the previous year. 'Reaching $543 million in research demonstrates the unified efforts of our faculty and research staff across the LSU enterprise and underscores our commitment to affecting Louisianans where it really matters – improving agricultural yields, biomedical research for better cancer prevention and treatment, saving our coast and fisheries, enhancing defense and national security, and protecting our energy industry,' LSU President William F. Tate IV said. According to the university, LSU research is making a large direct economic impact on Louisiana, estimated at $1.5 billion. LSU Vice President of Research & Economic Development Robert Twilley said research addresses 'critical issues' in the state's agriculture, health and energy industries and coast. 'Our teams have no confusion on their mission, and they are winning for the people of Louisiana,' Tate said. A letter sent by Tate on March 28 outlined several initiatives to increase retention and graduation rates, grow research and funding realignment as LSU faces uncertainty in federal funding, like other universities in the U.S. LSU expands nursing program in Baton Rouge to address shortage Hegseth set up Signal on Pentagon office computer: Reports NFL Draft 2025: What to watch for as picks come in LSU celebrates growth as it aims to become a top US research university Small plane crashes at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia Judge blocks Trump efforts to eliminate DEI in public schools Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
