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From President Tate: LSU naming two programs, one building per BOS vote today
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:38 pm
From President Tate’s mass email this afternoon:
“I am pleased to share that the LSU Board of Supervisors met today and voted unanimously to honor several remarkable individuals whose immeasurable impact on LSU merits lasting recognition. Lutrill and Pearl Payne, Dr. Pinkie Gordon Lane, and Julian T. White were pioneers in Black history and in the history of our university. They demonstrated perseverance and resilience in breaking down barriers to shape LSU into the university we are today. Their stories—and names—should inspire us to work tirelessly toward the future we want to see.
We will name two academic programs and one building in their honor:
The Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education, housed within the College of Human Sciences & Education, honors Lutrill Payne and his wife, Pearl Payne, whose work to integrate the LSU Graduate School opened the door for many others to follow. Mr. Payne was initially denied admission to the LSU Graduate School because of his race. However, following a successful legal defense, he enrolled in 1951. Mrs. Payne enrolled soon after and became the first Black woman to earn a degree from LSU when she obtained a Master of Education in 1956.
The Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School honors Pinkie Gordon Lane, the first Black woman to earn her doctorate from LSU in 1967. An accomplished educator and Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet and author, she was the first woman to serve as Southern University’s English Department Chair and was appointed by Governor Buddy Roemer as Louisiana’s first Black Poet Laureate.
Julian T. White Hall, formerly the Design Building, honors Julian T. White, the second Black licensed architect in the state of Louisiana. White was also LSU’s first Black professor who began teaching in LSU’s Architecture Department in 1971. In 2020, the LSU College of Art & Design unveiled a three-story mural of White in the atrium of the Design Building, which will now be named in his honor.
I encourage you to read about these men and women to pursue greater understanding of the forces that shaped our university. In the coming weeks, we will share more information about events to appropriately celebrate these pioneers and involve our entire community in the naming.
I know that for some students this step—while important—will not feel like enough, as it does not address the issue of other names that remain on buildings. I have given considerable thought to your concerns. Where I land is this: LSU has significant work to do to continue to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. I believe that our efforts must be forward-leaning, they must connect to and advance our broader strategic vision, and they must help us become a community that is ever-grounded in the values of truth, courage, and empathy. I believe that concentrating our efforts on honoring Black pioneers and remembering forgotten voices vital to our history best enables us to achieve these objectives as a community. In that spirit, and in addition to these naming efforts, we will also undertake a project that will provide details and context around many of our buildings on campus, as well as the Allen Hall murals.“
“I am pleased to share that the LSU Board of Supervisors met today and voted unanimously to honor several remarkable individuals whose immeasurable impact on LSU merits lasting recognition. Lutrill and Pearl Payne, Dr. Pinkie Gordon Lane, and Julian T. White were pioneers in Black history and in the history of our university. They demonstrated perseverance and resilience in breaking down barriers to shape LSU into the university we are today. Their stories—and names—should inspire us to work tirelessly toward the future we want to see.
We will name two academic programs and one building in their honor:
The Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education, housed within the College of Human Sciences & Education, honors Lutrill Payne and his wife, Pearl Payne, whose work to integrate the LSU Graduate School opened the door for many others to follow. Mr. Payne was initially denied admission to the LSU Graduate School because of his race. However, following a successful legal defense, he enrolled in 1951. Mrs. Payne enrolled soon after and became the first Black woman to earn a degree from LSU when she obtained a Master of Education in 1956.
The Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School honors Pinkie Gordon Lane, the first Black woman to earn her doctorate from LSU in 1967. An accomplished educator and Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet and author, she was the first woman to serve as Southern University’s English Department Chair and was appointed by Governor Buddy Roemer as Louisiana’s first Black Poet Laureate.
Julian T. White Hall, formerly the Design Building, honors Julian T. White, the second Black licensed architect in the state of Louisiana. White was also LSU’s first Black professor who began teaching in LSU’s Architecture Department in 1971. In 2020, the LSU College of Art & Design unveiled a three-story mural of White in the atrium of the Design Building, which will now be named in his honor.
I encourage you to read about these men and women to pursue greater understanding of the forces that shaped our university. In the coming weeks, we will share more information about events to appropriately celebrate these pioneers and involve our entire community in the naming.
I know that for some students this step—while important—will not feel like enough, as it does not address the issue of other names that remain on buildings. I have given considerable thought to your concerns. Where I land is this: LSU has significant work to do to continue to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. I believe that our efforts must be forward-leaning, they must connect to and advance our broader strategic vision, and they must help us become a community that is ever-grounded in the values of truth, courage, and empathy. I believe that concentrating our efforts on honoring Black pioneers and remembering forgotten voices vital to our history best enables us to achieve these objectives as a community. In that spirit, and in addition to these naming efforts, we will also undertake a project that will provide details and context around many of our buildings on campus, as well as the Allen Hall murals.“
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:41 pm to SpqrTiger
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I know that for some students this step—while important—will not feel like enough, as it does not address the issue of other names that remain on buildings. I have given considerable thought to your concerns. Where I land is this: LSU has significant work to do to continue to advance diversity,
Woohooo! Degrading people that lived hundreds of years ago, renaming buildings, and getting rid of those pesky "nazis".
GEAUX TIGERS!!!
This is what progress looks like!!
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:42 pm to SpqrTiger
Pretty soon every building on campus will be “[Random Black Person] Hall”
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:45 pm to SpqrTiger
Didn’t even have to click to know what it would say
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:45 pm to The Boat
We all know you’re really Tate baw
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:47 pm to EZE Tiger Fan
LSU wasn't founded to "advance diversity"
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:52 pm to FightinTigersDammit
See nothing wrong with this. Probably long overdue.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:52 pm to SpqrTiger
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In that spirit, and in addition to these naming efforts, we will also undertake a project that will provide details and context around many of our buildings on campus, as well as the Allen Hall murals.“
This is a good sign that he doesn’t plan to rename any buildings. He may add historical context placards or something, but he’s not likely to rename. They can say “hey this guy did some good things for LSU. We honor him for that. We do not agree with him owning slaves.” Maybe Tate will present things as a shade of gray and not black or white (pun not intended)
Noting here that none of the buildings in this announcement were renamed, they did not have names before, and these people did do important things within the context of LSU’s and Louisiana’s history. Good choices
I think Tate continues to toe a moderate line here that most people would find agreeable. He may end up being one of the better Presidents at LSU
This post was edited on 12/9/22 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:54 pm to SpqrTiger
They’re also opening up the Alton sterling school of business and the George Floyd school of chemistry next year
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:54 pm to SpqrTiger
Mr. White deserves this honor. He was a good man and a great teacher.
Can't speak to the others.
Can't speak to the others.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:54 pm to HempHead
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Seems reasonable, no?
Yeah but it involves coloreds, so...
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:57 pm to Lakeboy7
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Yeah but it involves coloreds, so...
I'm as racist as they come, but naming buildings after the first female black graduate and an early black professor seems pretty mild and not unduly antagonistic or woke.
This post was edited on 12/9/22 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:59 pm to SpqrTiger
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Julian T. White Hall
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White Hall
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:00 pm to HempHead
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naming buildings after the first female black graduate and an early black professor seems pretty mild and not unduly antagonistic or woke
Naming buildings and programs for the first time rather than remove names of others to name them for other people. A very reasonable way to provide representation without removing representation from others in the past
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:00 pm to HempHead
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but naming buildings after the first female black graduate and an early black professor seems pretty mild and not unduly antagonistic or woke.
I get it man
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:02 pm to Lakeboy7
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Yeah but it involves coloreds, so...
That's right. Everyone is racist. Good work!
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:06 pm to Lakeboy7
This seems to be a problem for you.
Why?
Why?
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:08 pm to HempHead
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I'm as racist as they come
With good reason. Don’t be ashamed.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:11 pm to Upperdecker
They just want to name the buildings guys no way this is a slippery slope
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