The University announced Wednesday that Interim Dean of the College of Education Laura Lindsay will serve as dean of the College of Human Sciences and Education.
The new college, announced last semester, will combine six units on campus, including the College of Education. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Jack Hamilton asked Lindsay at the time of the announcement to oversee the plans for the creation of the college, which is slated to open in July.
When the plans for the merger were presented to the LSU System Board of Supervisors last month, several members of the board praised Lindsay’s work on the merger and asked if she would consider leading the college as dean instead of stepping down, as she had planned.
“We feel that a year of stabilization as a college will be attractive to the top national candidates as we search for a dean,” said Hin a news release.
Lindsay has been working in academia for 43 years, according to the release.
 
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