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Florida native, Imani Martina Williams, will lead the 2015 fall graduating class of Southern University Baton Rouge (SUBR) next week as chief student marshal.

The Board of Regents' 2015 Gubernatorial Forum on Higher Education has been postponed.

The Southern University System (SUS) today selected M. Christopher Brown II as the new executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. Brown has more than 10 years of experience in higher education administration including serving as president of Alcorn State University in Mississippi, and as executive vice president and provost at Fisk University in Tennessee.

Two separate search committees comprised of a diverse group of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and stakeholders will screen applicants and select finalists for two SU System campus chancellors.

Targeted recruitment campaigns, an innovative alumni enrollment initiative, and creative recruitment strategies helped boost Fall 2015 enrollment for the Southern University System.

Overall enrollment for the SU System increased by 490 students (12,884), nearly four percent.

The Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Search Committee welcomes and encourages the participation and input of the entire Southern University community in the search for the newly created position of Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.

The Bayou Classic team announced August 3, 2015, that the 42nd Annual Bayou Classic will once again be broadcast on NBC, but this year will move to the broadcast company’s cable network – NBC Sports Network. Also new for 2015, the kickoff time for the Annual Bayou Classic has been moved from its traditional 1:30 pm CST to a new kickoff time of 4:00 pm CST.

The Southern University System Foundation will launch a 90-day viral fundraising campaign at noon, Thursday, July 23, 2015, at the Donald C. Wade House located on the Southern University Baton Rouge Campus. Alumni, students, SUS Board Members, staff, and faculty volunteers will be in attendance at the campaign lunch.

After interviewing two finalists recommended by the Southern University System (SUS) President/Chancellor Search Committee, the SUS Board of Supervisors, Friday, June 12, 2015, named Ray L. Belton President and Chancellor of the SU System.

The Southern University System family is deeply saddened by the death of former SU System President Dolores Margaret Richard Spikes who passed away June 1, 2015, at age 78.