LSU elects their first African American president in university history

Louisiana State University has chosen its new leader, naming William Tate as the university system’s first Black president.

Tate has been provost at the University of South Carolina where he was in charge of the academics at 13 schools and colleges along with two medical schools.

At LSU he will be in charge of two four-year universities, one two-year institution, two medical schools, a law school, an agricultural center, research facilities and the Baton Rouge flagship, with about 50,000 students, according to The Advocate.

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