A. O. Williams Hall on the campus of the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Baton Rouge. (Photo courtesy Southern University)
The Southern University Board of Supervisors has named John Pierre as chancellor of the system’s flagship campus in Baton Rouge.
Pierre, currently chancellor of the Southern University Law Center, will be the first chancellor of the campus since 2015, when the position was merged with the system president due to budget constraints.
Southern University A&M Chancellor John Pierre (Credit: Southern University)
Dennis Shields, Southern’s current president-chancellor, will continue his work as system president.
“This institution is the greatest institution in the world for providing access and opportunity and the system is the greatest place to provide access and opportunity,” Pierre said after accepting the position.
Pierre has worked at Southern University Law Center for more than 30 years, serving as its chancellor since 2016. He will immediately assume the role of chancellor of Southern University A&M.