Media Availability with LSU President William Tate IV on July 6 at the LSU Student Union

07/05/2021
BATON ROUGE – LSU President William Tate IV’s first official day in the office will be Tuesday, July 6. LSU will hold a media availability with Tate around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the LSU Tiger Card Office on the first floor of the Student Union. Media wishing to speak with Tate should arrive early.

Tate will spend his first day meeting with various campus leadership groups made up of faculty, staff and students. In addition, he will receive his Tiger Card and visit the LSU Student Union. Media wishing to get photos or B-Roll of Tate will be able to do so following the briefing in the Tiger Card Office. 

Tate replaces LSU President Tom Galligan, who has served as president since January 2020. Galligan, who was bestowed the title of President Emeritus, will return to faculty at the LSU Law School.

Tate has served as Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of South Carolina since July 2020.  He received his Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of Maryland, Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Texas at Dallas, Master of Psychiatric Epidemiology from Washington University School of Medicine, and Bachelor of Science in economics from Northern Illinois University.

Media Note:
To schedule one-on-one interviews or longer meetings with President Tate, please contact LSU Media Relations Director Ernie Ballard at 225-578-5685 or eballa1@lsu.edu. Tate has a busy schedule his first few weeks at LSU, but we will accommodate requests as best we can.

 

 

 

Contact Ernie Ballard
LSU Media Relations
225-578-5685
eballa1@lsu.edu