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• LSU names new senior vice chancellor and provost Play Video

  June 3, 2026 12:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE — LSU has named Joseph P. Messina as its next senior vice chancellor and provost, the school announced Wednesday. Messina comes from the University of Alabama, where he has served as dean since 2019. At LSU, he will be responsible for academic affairs, faculty development, student achievement,... more »

• Dr. Orlando McMeans selected as interim Southern University president Play Video

  December 18, 2025 12:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Dr. Orlando McMeans has been appointed to be the interim Southern University president. McMeans is the current chancellor of the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center and dean of the College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences. He's stepping into the president's role that will be... more »

• BRCC receives $1.039 million federal grant to fund education of students with intellectual disabilities

  October 31, 2025 9:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Community College received a five-year, $1.039 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to assist Louisiana students with intellectual disabilities. The grant, awarded by the DoE’s Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities initiative, will expand opportunities and create a technology-driven... more »

• Former Southern interim chancellor Margaret Ambrose dead at 81, university says Play Video

  March 19, 2025 5:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Southern University's former interim chancellor from May 2007 to May 2008, Margaret Ambrose, died Sunday at the age of 81, according to the university. Ambrose, a Grambling State and Indiana University alumna, held positions including assistant professor of English, assistant to the vice chancellor for academic... more »

• Southern University names new chancellor for its law school Play Video

  February 21, 2025 4:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Law professor Alvin Ray Washington was named the chancellor of the Southern University Law Center on Friday. Washington joined Southern in 2003 with a background in insurance and civil rights law. Washington's promotion came after a search committee of Southern students, alumni, faculty and staff chose... more »

• Former LSU Chancellor Jim Wharton dies at 83

  May 22, 2021 8:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Jim Wharton, LSU's chancellor from 1981-1988, died Saturday at the age of 83. Wharton was known for his groundbreaking changes to university athletics and administration, including his role in creating LSU's first admissions standards. He also helped create an early version of the LSU Alumni... more »

• F. King Alexander leaving LSU for Oregon State job Play Video

  December 13, 2019 11:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Just a week after rumors swirled about LSU President F. King Alexander's possible departure from the university, he is officially on his way out. Alexander was announced as the new head of Oregon State University during the school's Board of Trustees meeting Friday. Alexander's last day... more »

• LSU President F. King Alexander being eyed for University of California job Play Video

  December 2, 2019 7:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU's president is on the shortlist of candidates for one of the top college jobs in all of California. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times , LSU' F. King Alexander is among the few candidates being discussed at faculty meetings as the potential... more »

• Baton Rouge Community College gets new chancellor

  December 14, 2016 9:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Community and Technical College System's board of supervisors has picked a new chancellor for Baton Rouge Community College. The board unanimously selected Larissa Littleton-Steib for the position on Wednesday. Her appointment takes effect on Jan. 2. Littleton-Steib, a Louisiana native, currently serves as vice chancellor... more »