David Constant, Interim Director of the Graduate School, was appointed dean of the Graduate School on Thursday, pending approval by the Board of Supervisors.Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Astrid Merget recommended Constant for the position to Chancellor Michael Martin, who approved her decision.Constant was chosen instead of the second finalist for the position, Geography and Anthropology Department Chair Patrick Hesp, after a lengthy process.”We had two outstanding finalists for this position, so this was not an easy decision,” Merget said in a news release. ”But having two excellent contenders for the job speaks to the strength of LSU.”During the search process, Constant said he would search for ways to alter the Graduate School’s faculty-to-student ratio and increase student diversity if chosen.Constant replaced former Graduate School Dean William Worger in May 2009.
 
 
 
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