Rutgers University has chosen William Tate as its 22nd president at a time of intense pressure on American universities.

William F. Tate IV, a renowned social scientist and president of the Louisiana State University (LSU) system since May 2021, has been appointed the 22nd president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

🐅 LSU president William Tate is leaving for the same job at Rutgers. He was the SEC's first Black university president, and is the latest in several high-profile departures for the Baton Rouge campus. ( Louisiana Illuminator) Matt Lee, the dean of agriculture, will serve as LSU's interim president beginning July 1, the university says.