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What’s the difference between President and Chancellor?

Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:21 pm
Posted by PenguinNinja
Antarctica (and Japan)
Member since Sep 2011
2309 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:21 pm
Who works for who?

What are their roles and responsibilities and job scopes relative to one another?

Which one makes the decision on AD / football coach?
Posted by BR Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2004
4356 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:22 pm to
President is over the LSU system. Chancellor is in charge of a local campus.
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
26217 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:22 pm to
President is over the LSU system...all campuses.

Chancellor is over a specific campus...in Dalton's case, over the Baton Rouge campus.
Posted by LSU Patrick
Member since Jan 2009
76614 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:23 pm to
Both can help give Nick what he wants.
Posted by Sleepy_Tiger
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Aug 2021
10178 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:23 pm to
So is this new Chancellor a win for LSU football?
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
64133 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:24 pm to
quote:

Both can help give Nick what he wants.


IMO Dalton is more of a play to get him than a sign that we got him.

Who knows how close, if at all, he and Saban are though.
This post was edited on 11/4/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
36203 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:25 pm to
quote:

in Dalton's case, over the Baton Rouge campus.


And Pennington and LSUHSC NO and LSUHSC S.


Which is big.
Posted by BBJ
BR
Member since Apr 2012
1501 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:27 pm to
Badly needed

Meaning a BR campus lead
Posted by 225Tyga
Member since Oct 2013
19330 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:28 pm to
President is over all LSU affiliated campuses and the chancellor is in charge of one specific campus. In this situation, the Baton Rouge LSU Campus
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
26217 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:28 pm to
quote:


So is this new Chancellor a win for LSU football?
hard to tell...I think the AD is more important...but I think they all understand the importance of having strong athletics and how it helps the school.
Posted by The Hurricane
Gulf of Mexico
Member since Aug 2011
9536 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:29 pm to
Dalton will oversee LSU, Pennington and LSUHSC under a new unified system.
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
16962 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:31 pm to
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Chancellor is over a specific campus...in Dalton's case, over the Baton Rouge campus.

Plus the LSU Med Schools and Pennington.

eta: Looks like a bunch of people beat me to the response.
This post was edited on 11/4/25 at 1:32 pm
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
15899 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:33 pm to
quote:

Both can help give Nick what he wants.



This was the system LSU had when they first hired Saban. Mark Emmert was one of the driving forces behind why Saban decided to come to LSU.
Posted by EastWestConnection
Denver/Shenzhen/Belfast
Member since Jul 2024
1034 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:35 pm to
im glad Dalton got to be the Chancellor because he really seems to love research and academics and has a strong background. He seems like a great fit for that job. And if he can get nick saban any closer to coming to LSU thats even better.
Posted by jvilardo
5024 e. Brooks Town BR, La.
Member since Jan 2012
3900 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:55 pm to
So do we feel and believe, these two will help VA find and bring on the best possible coach?
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
41714 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 2:43 pm to
Dalton will also be vice-president of the LSU system. I have a feeling Rousse will lean on him for academic and research items while focusing on the finances.
Posted by 62Tigerfan
Member since Sep 2015
5304 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 2:50 pm to
quote:

What’s the difference between President and Chancellor?


$3.50
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
15450 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 3:10 pm to
Sound real expensive

Better not have some dumbass contracts

Little lying Landry won’t like that
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
36203 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 3:18 pm to
How mad does it make you that it seems like LSU has upgraded?
Posted by NorCali
Member since Feb 2015
1550 posts
Posted on 11/4/25 at 3:38 pm to
I had to look it up myself.
Provost reports to Chancellor who reports to President
Provost is the head of the academic side
Chancellor is like a CEO of the Campus
President is then analogous to chairman of the Board in a way.

All have different roles but big responsibilities and need coordination
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