UL Lafayette down to 3 semifinalists for president

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 465

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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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, president emeritus of the University of St. Thomas in Houston.

The three semi-finalists were selected from a pool of 12 applicants. The three men will be …

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