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Vice provost for diversity and chief diversity officer Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris speaks at the Clarence L. Barney, Jr. African American Cultural Center (AACC) Jazz Brunch on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, in the LSU Club at Union Square.

LSU receives the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award

By Madelyn Cutrone September 21, 2020

LSU was chosen to receive the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award along with 89 other distinguished colleges throughout the nation.  The HEED award denotes a university's "outstanding commitment...

A view of Tiger Stadium stands tall on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, on LSU's campus. 

Is football season influencing the accuracy of COVID-19 reports? Some LSU students think so

By Caitie Zeilman September 21, 2020

While LSU awaits the arrival of football season, some students are questioning the cost of its return amid COVID-19.  History senior Blake Lea Bueto believes some LSU community members are failing...

LSU's Provost, Dr. Stacia Haynie, speaks during an interview on Friday, Sep. 18, 2020 in her office at Thomas Boyd Hall.

Provost discusses pass/fail option for the fall semester

By Nick Frewin September 20, 2020

After the switch to 100% online instruction in the 2020 spring semester, the University temporarily implemented the pass/no credit option as an alternative to traditional letter grades. “P”...

LSU pre-physician assistant freshman Toni Ludwig stands for a photo on Thursday, Sep. 17, 2020 on the steps of the Student Union at LSU.

Unmasked: LSU students weigh in on mask requirement’s effect on campus life

By Taylor Ellis September 20, 2020

University students and employees are required to wear masks upon returning to campus in the fall as part of the University’s COVID-19 safety measures. Interim President Thomas Galligan said he has...

‘Actions speak louder than words’: LSU Greek Life responds to Black Lives Matter movement

By Marykelly Munster September 20, 2020

LSU Greek Life organizations individually released statements regarding the Black Lives Matter movement, but some members of Greek Life question whether the statements will be backed with positive action. Greek...

The Louisiana chapter of United Campus Workers released a statement Sept. 3 encouraging the LSU Board of Supervisors to end in-person activities.

Campus workers union calls on LSU to end face-to-face activities

By Caitie Zeilman September 19, 2020

One higher education union is calling on LSU to put an immediate halt to face-to-face activities to slow the spread of COVID-19. The United Campus Workers describes itself as a united “wall-to-wall”...

In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a discussion on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington.

Report: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

By Mark Shermin September 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington....

The LSU Design Building sits Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 on West Campus Drive in Baton Rouge.

LSU art students, professors face unique challenges amid online transition

By Marykelly Munster|@mkokayokay September 18, 2020

LSU art classes have taken a creative approach to offering art students a fulfilling semester while minimizing health risks. To provide students with a well-rounded class, professors adapted an at-home...

LSU assistant professor of landscape architecture Kevin Benham was awarded the Rome Prize Fellowship 

LSU landscape architecture professor receives Rome Prize Fellowship

By Josh Archote @JArchote September 17, 2020

The American Academy in Rome awarded LSU assistant professor of landscape architecture Kevin Benham the Rome Prize Fellowship to advance his research on researching on transhumance, or the migrations...

Fat Boy's Pizza sits on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 recently after its grand opening on Nicholson Dr.

‘Size matters’: Fat Boy’s Pizza brings 30 inch New York-style pizza to Baton Rouge

By Amber Buettner September 16, 2020

A new location of Fat Boy's Pizza is bringing New York-style pizza to LSU students. The popular pizza place already found success in Metairie and does not plan to stop expanding. Fat Boy's Pizza is known...

A mask lays on the ground on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 on LSU campus.

LSU researchers aim to combat face mask pollution on campus

By Madelyn Cutrone September 16, 2020

On a walk around his neighborhood, LSU professor Mark Benfield began spotting disposable masks, gloves and wipes littered on the street at an alarming rate. He decided to begin a research initiative on...

LSU's Interim President, Tom Galligan sits in his office on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020 during an interview at the University Administrations building on LSU's campus.

Students tested for COVID-19 will be prioritized for football tickets regardless of date, Galligan says

By Caitie Zeilman September 16, 2020

Students tested for COVID-19 since Aug. 15 will be prioritized for football tickets at the same rate, regardless of date, interim President Tom Galligan said in a press conference Wednesday morning.  Under...