NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A new Chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans was announced Friday, July 18.
The Southern University Board of Supervisors announced the appointment of Joseph Bouie Jr. as the school’s new Chancellor. Bouie currently serves as Louisiana State Senator for District 3 in New Orleans. His appointment will begin Aug. 1.
Bouie earned a degree in sociology at Southern University before getting a Master of Social Work from Tulane University and a Ph.D. in administration and planning from Clark Atlanta University. He became a professor of social work and was Chancellor of SUNO previously…