Scott DyerHomeBest & Brightest: Fourteen-year-old Whiz Kid Picks HBCU Over HarvardA 14-year-old whiz kid who scored a composite 30 on the ACT, Polite Stewart Jr., was recruited by Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford universities, but decided to attend historically Black Southern University at Baton Rouge.June 10, 2008Leadership & PolicyTaking the ReignsLouisiana Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal has plans to boost community college enrollment and foster more university research.November 14, 2007STEMSouthern U. President Agrees to Settle Whistleblower LawsuitBATON ROUGE, La. Southern University System President Ralph Slaughter has agreed to settle his whistleblower lawsuit over alleged sexual harassment by the chairman of his system’s governing board in exchange for a two-year contract and a salary supplement that will nearly double his state-funded salary of $220,000.August 30, 2007StudentsChancellor of Southern University resigns amid scholarship flap – Marvin YatesBATON ROUGE, La. The chancellor of Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus abruptly resigned in the wake of a scholarship scandal.July 11, 2007Leadership & PolicyBaton Rouge CC opening still on hold; rebel shopping center to be part of desegregated campusBATON ROUGE, La. The long-awaited opening of a community college that will help integrate this city’s higher education community will have to wait a little longer.July 10, 2007Leadership & PolicySouthern U. President Slaughter Will Keep Job, Judge SaysBATON ROUGE, La. U.S. District Judge Ralph Tyson granted a injunction Thursday to prevent the Southern University Board of Supervisors from firing Southern University President Ralph Slaughter until his lawsuit against the board can be tried.July 5, 2007Leadership & PolicyBaton Rouge College’s opening up in the airBATON ROUGE, La. State officials want to delay the court-ordered deadline for opening a new community college so they can locate the campus on what is now Louisiana State Police headquarters.July 4, 2007STEMIn Bid To Keep Job, SU President Airs Details of Alleged Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Board Chair At HearingBATON ROUGE, La. Suspended Southern University System President Ralph Slaughter went to federal court Wednesday in an effort to save his job, and identified seven female university employees who complained about being sexually harassed by Southern Board Chairman Johnny Anderson last year.June 20, 2007STEMSuspended Southern U. President Slaughter Fires Back With LawsuitBATON ROUGE, La. Southern University System President Ralph Slaughter, recently suspended from his job, has filed a lawsuit that details complaints from nine female university employees and one student who claim Southern University Board Chairman Johnny Anderson made unwelcome sexual advances toward them.May 20, 2007STEMSouthern U Board Suspends System President Ralph Slaughter With PayBaton Rouge, La. Southern University System President Ralph Slaughter has been suspended for two months by his governing board while an internal investigation is conducted into his claims that the board chairman sexually harassed female employees.May 6, 2007Page 1 of 3Next Page
