The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Presidential Search Committee met Thursday morning to review the 12 candidates vying to become the university’s next leader, narrowing the field to three semifinalists.
Faculty Senate President Leah Orr announced the names of the selected semifinalists: Hitesh Rai Kathuria, Ramesh Kolluru, and Richard Ludwick.
UL Student Government President Onyeka Nwaezeapu, who serves on the committee, say campus community voices have played an active role in the selection process. “The fact that a student was there, a member of faculty was there, a member of the staff was there, and then a lot of community leaders around too who may or may not have heard from the candidates before or heard of them, they got to put their perspective in as well,” Nwaezeapu said…