Final Three Candidates for Next UL President Announced

UL Lafayette down to 3 semifinalists for president

A brick wall sign marks the entrance to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus on May 15, 2025. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)A committee tasked with hiring the next president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has advanced three candidates to be interviewed on campus next week.  The semi-finalists are interim President Ramesh Kolluru, Hitesh Rai Kathuria, provost at Empire State University in New York, and Richard Ludwick…

Final three candidates for next UL president announced

The school’s Presidential Search Committee met Thursday in Baton Rouge and whittled the list of 12 candidates down to three.

UL Lafayette Presidential Search Down to Three Candidates

The race to become the next president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is entering its final stretch, with three contenders still in the running.The University of Louisiana System announced the semifinalists: Hitesh Rai Kathuria: Tenured professor and former provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Empire State University in Saratoga Springs, New York. Ramesh Kolluru: Interim president of UL Lafayette and former vi…

UL President Search Committee set to review applications from 12 candidates

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's search for its next president is progressing as the search committee prepares to meet. The committee will review applications from 12 candidates aiming to fill the position permanently.