LSU President William Tate has been selected as the new president of Rutgers University in New Jersey, where he'll start July 1, according to Rutgers' Board of Governors.

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

🐅 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.