HBCU DIGEST: The Art of the Presidential Search at Southern University
Southern University has revealed three finalists to lead the system and flagship campus following the retirement of current president/chancellor Ray Belton.
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Chancellor Laurence Alexander, outgoing Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough, and University of Wisconsin Platteville Chancellor Dennis Shields will visit campus next month to meet with campus community members and final interviews.
Like most presidential searches, the art of the selection is pairing campus needs with the skill set of a leader who can outwardly communicate the board's vision for addressing those needs. That art is more displayed in Baton Rouge than at any other HBCU nationwide. The SU Board of Supervisors is well-known for its hands-on leadership approach to oversight, political gamesmanship, and relationship leveraging.
Any president of the Southern University System or chancellor within it, especially the flagship Baton Rouge campus, accepts the job under certain conditions:
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