Louisiana’s Historically Black University System Nearing Selection of New Leader: The Southern University System has an initial pool of 13 applicants seeking to become the next system president.The Southern president search committee co-chairmen said they plan to narrow that list this week with the aid of the DHR International search firm of Chicago.
Interviews will begin this month, they said.
Committee Co-Chairman Domoine Rutledge said there are a few “exciting” potential candidates who also could join the list, although he refused to give any names.
“It's a good pool as far as I'm concerned,” said Rutledge, president of the Southern University Alumni Federation. “Obviously, there are some who are better than others.”
The goal is to select a new president in mid-April.
The Southern University System oversees three academic campuses, a law school and an agricultural center. The Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, the Southern University at New Orleans, and the Southern University Law Center were founded as historically Black institutions. The group of institutions comprising Southern University is considered the only historically Black university system in the U.S.
