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LSU ready if legislature opts to transfer UNO back into its system: ‘We’re going to step up’

By Jason Willis, Editor in Chief June 8, 2025

The interim president of LSU said the university is ready to accept the task of revitalizing the University of New Orleans if the legislature opts to transfer the school back into the LSU system. “We’re...

Interim President Matt Lee sits in David Boyd Hall during an interview Friday, June 6, 2025, on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU hiring freeze will end July 1, interim president anticipates

By Jason Willis, Editor in Chief June 7, 2025

LSU has been in the midst of a hiring freeze since March 28, but the end is in sight, Interim President Matt Lee expects. Lee said the freeze will be over on July 1, matching the end date of the government...

Interim President Matt Lee sits in David Boyd Hall during an interview Friday, June 6, 2025, on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Interim President Matt Lee outlines goals, what students should know about him in exclusive interview

By Jason Willis, Editor in Chief June 7, 2025

The Reveille sat down with LSU Interim President Matt Lee for an exclusive interview. The following article and all quotes within it come from that interview. LSU Interim President Matt Lee moved...

HOUSTON, TX - MAY 13: Signage during the Division III Women's Golf Championship held at Bay Oaks Country Club on May 13, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

Judge approves The House vs. NCAA settlement

By Gia Picarella, Sports Reporter June 6, 2025

Schools are now allowed to play their athletes directly, after Judge Claudia Wilken approved a $2.8 billion settlement. The House vs. NCAA settlement ends the lawsuit that claimed the NCAA was illegally...

LSU Vice Provost of Academic Programs and Support Services Matthew Lee at McKinley Highschool on Monday Nov. 16, 2015, in Baton Rouge.

LSU announces interim president after William Tate’s departure to Rutgers

By Reveille Staff May 19, 2025

LSU announced Monday that Matt Lee will be filling its university president vacancy left by former president William Tate IV, who has officially been hired as the president of Rutgers University. Lee...

LSU President William F. Tate IV makes opening remarks Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at the LSU Foundation building in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU President Tate leaving university for same job at Rutgers

By Reveille Staff May 19, 2025

LSU President William F. Tate IV is departing the university to become the next president of Rutgers. LSU confirmed the news Monday morning. "This was a distinctly difficult decision, and one I did...

LSU’s Memorial Tower rises above the trees on Monday, March 20, 2023, on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU faculty question university president, express frustration amid government overhauls

By Cade Savoy, News Reporter April 16, 2025

The LSU Faculty Council convened for its annual meeting with University  President William F. Tate IV Monday, where faculty members questioned the president about the university’s responses to federal...

William Tate IV speaks during the interview process in LSU's presidential search on May 6, 2021. Tate was named president of LSU on May 7, 2021. Courtesy Katherine Seghers, LSU.

LSU announces realignments to prepare for potential federal funding changes

By Reveille Staff March 28, 2025

LSU President William F. Tate IV wrote in an email to university faculty and staff Friday detailing numerous changes the school will be instituting to counteract uncertainty about the future of federal...

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Board of Regents approves transfer of UNO back to LSU, sends decision to state legislature

By Shelby Varga, News Reporter March 28, 2025

The Board of Regents voted unanimously to move the University of New Orleans back to the LSU System at its meeting Wednesday, despite uncertainties about the transition. A detailed report on the transition...

Memorial Tower rises above the buildings in the Quad on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, on LSU's campus.

LSU invests $1.8 million in arts and humanities research funding

By Shelby Varga, News Reporter February 22, 2025

LSU announced an investment of $1.8 million into research across the university at the end of last month as part of its Scholarship First Agenda.  LSU Executive Vice President, Provost and Chief Academic...

Counter-protester Hannah Poltorak waves an Israeli flag Friday, May 3, 2024, in Free Speech Alley on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Pro-Palestine student protestors forced out of LSU’s Faculty Senate by law enforcement

By John Buzbee September 3, 2024

Three students protesting the university’s stance regarding the conflict in Israel and Palestine were escorted out of last Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting by law enforcement after shouting demands...

Roses flourish in front of the capitol building on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La.

Is LSU’s Title IX Office affected by new power-based violence legislation? Not really, coordinator says

By John Buzbee June 26, 2023

Another piece of legislation designed to curb power-based violence and improve existing Title IX policies for state universities was signed into law on June 8. Act 211, previously Senate Bill 202, was...