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.

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

Campus officials sent out a notice Saturday announcing a 10 a.m. meeting to vote on an “executive-level member of the administration.” The meeting is a joint session of the Rutgers Board of Governors and Rutgers Board of Trustees, the two bodies that usually come together to appoint the school’s president.