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F. King Alexander listens to The Transition Advisory Team on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Presidential Search brings upheavals to University

By Alyson Gaharan May 5, 2013

While naming F. King Alexander as the LSU president was meant to bring stability to the University amid budgetary and administrative upheavals, his search process resulted in lawsuits regarding public...

Transition Advisory Team overhauls LSU System

By McKenzie Womack May 5, 2013

The Board of Supervisors established the Transition Advisory Team  in January— a group of 10 businessmen and women in charge of finding problems and recommending changes to the Board for the...

The crowd applauds LSU Interim Chancellor and President Williams Jenkins for his commitment to the University April 17, 2013, at the 2013 Louisiana Education Excellence Summit in the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Interim chancellor Jenkins reflects on his service to the University

By Alyson Gaharan May 1, 2013

As he  reflected Wednesday on his time as interim system president and chancellor, William “Bill” Jenkins said contrary to popular belief, he won’t spend his retirement playing golf...

Chancellor plans to increase salaries, eliminate positions

By Alyson Gaharan May 1, 2013

The AgCenter has lost 330 faculty members since 2008, partly because of stagnant faculty salaries, a condition AgCenter Chancellor William “Bill” Richardson said he plans to remedy by eliminating...

Administration ‘disappointed,’ plans to appeal Clark’s ruling

By Alyson Gaharan April 26, 2013

The University is not only disappointed in Judge Janice Clark’s Thursday ruling but plans to appeal her decision that would force the Board of Supervisors to produce the names of more than 30 candidates...

University to appeal judge’s ruling

By Alyson Gaharan April 26, 2013

Board of Supervisors Chairman Hank Danos said in a statement Friday he is confident Judge Janice Clark’s ruling that the Board must “immediately produce” the names of the people considered...

Kenneth Miles takes on additional full-time role as vice provost

By Alyson Gaharan April 24, 2013

Kenneth Miles, assistant vice chancellor and executive director of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes, will take on the extra role of interim vice provost for Equity, Diversity...

System representatives decide not to pursue declaratory judgment

By McKenzie Womack April 24, 2013

Louisiana higher education system representatives decided not to investigate whether tuition increases are legally subject to legislative control, said Board of Regents General Counsel Uma Subramanian...

Kenneth Miles will take on role as Interim Provost for Equity, Diversity and Community Outreach

By Alyson Gaharan April 24, 2013

Kenneth Miles, assistant vice chancellor and executive director of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes, will take on the extra role of Interim Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity...

The LSU Board of Supervisors announced Monday that F. King Alexander, president of California State University Long Beach, is the lone finalist for LSU's  system president and chancellor position. 

Alexander’s salary similar to past leaders’

By Alyson Gaharan April 22, 2013

LSU President-Elect F. King Alexander officially accepted an annual salary of $600,000 last week, a figure similar to that of past leaders like former LSU System President John Lombardi and Interim System...

Search for president dodged public eye

Search for president dodged public eye

By Clayton Crockett April 21, 2013

Participants in the secretive process of selecting the LSU president were advised to systemically avert Louisiana public records laws, according to the transcript released Saturday of Presidential Search...

F. King Alexander listens to The Transition Advisory Team on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Belle Wheelan: Merging of LSU president and University chancellor roles is ‘awkward’

By Alyson Gaharan April 21, 2013

Combining the roles of LSU president and University chancellor is “awkward” and creates difficulty for President-elect F. King Alexander to distinguish between his two roles, accreditation...