Office of the President

 

 

Welcome, Interim President Matt Lee 

We are proud to welcome Dr. Matt Lee as the interim president of Louisiana State University. A respected scholar and proven leader, Dr. Lee brings decades of service to LSU. His work, rooted in academic excellence, innovation, and community engagement, reflects the values that define our institution. In his new role, he will continue to champion winning teams across our campuses while leading LSU into its next chapter.

 

Matt Lee addressing the crowd at Fall Fest.

 

 

Celebrating a Year of Wins

Powering Solutions for Louisiana

Under university leadership, Louisiana has made strides to power solutions for Louisiana's toughest problems. 

Read on to learn more about LSU's progress. 

Impact Report 2024

 

Our Plan to Accelerate LSU Student Success and Research Excellence - Phase 1

LSU is on an incredible trajectory. We’ve had consecutive record-breaking years in research, philanthropy, state support, enrollment, and student quality. Uncertainty in federal funding and future support should not hinder our growth or momentum. Instead, we must transform challenges into opportunities that strengthen the success of our students, our research growth, and our university’s strategic direction. By acting decisively now with a renewed commitment to student success, research acceleration, and strategic funding realignment, we will protect our mission while advancing our strategic goals.

This is not a plan to maintain the status quo – it is a plan to accelerate. By acting now, we are investing in student success, fueling research excellence, and ensuring that LSU continues its ascent.

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Research Strategic Growth Plan

We’re setting our sights on becoming one of the Top 50 research universities in the U.S. This ambitious goal is not just a milestone for us—it’s a key to tackling our state’s most pressing challenges and making a global impact. To achieve this vision, we need to come together with a shared commitment, truly living out our mission to Build Teams That Win.

LSU Research Strategic Growth

Researcher in a lab setting.

 

Scholarship First in Action

Ram Ramanujam

Ram Ramanujam Selected as Special Advisor on AI, Steps Down as CCT Director

Ram Ramanujam

Inside a classroom where a stood has a hand raised

Stay in Baton Rouge, Save Louisiana Lives: LSU Launches New Master’s in Public Health

Starting in August, LSU’s School of Public Health will offer a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology and Population Health at a new Off-Campus Instructional Site (OCIS) on the Baton Rouge campus.

Two LSU AgCenter wheat experts stand in the background of a wheat field

Wheat in the South: LSU Research Tackles the Toughest Conditions to Protect a Vital Crop

LSU researchers are developing wheat varieties that thrive in Louisiana’s harsh climate, boosting yields, protecting food quality, and supporting farmers across the South and beyond.

Janice Pearson wearing her graduation cap and gown

Rooted in the Boot: LSU Grad Janice Pearson Turns Her Passion Into Wildlife Research

Janice Pearson, a Natural Resource Management grad from Baton Rouge, is joining LSU’s waterfowl lab as a Wildlife Research Technician, turning her student work into a career protecting Louisiana’s ecosystems.

Flag corps stands at attention on LSU Parade Grounds

LSU Named a Top Military-Friendly Online College for 2025, Recognized for Exceptional Veteran Support

LSU Online and Continuing Education has been selected by OnlineU as one of the best military-friendly online colleges for 2025, demonstrating that LSU Online understands what military students need, especially those studying online.

Group photo of LSUS students involved in project

LSU-Shreveport Students’ AI-Powered Weather App Brings Innovation to U.S. Air Force Operations

When the Air Force Global Strike Command needed a better way to predict weather for mission planning, a team of LSU-Shreveport computer science students got to work and delivered an advanced weather visualization tool that met the challenge.