 | The Office of Academic Affairs (Equity, Diversity & Community Outreach) encourages you to participate in an exciting new initiative called the LSU Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Visiting Faculty Program. This program, aimed at advancing the National Flagship Agenda action item, objective 4: increasing diversity and inclusiveness of LSU, with increased emphasis on recruiting and retaining minority and women students and faculty, has three primary goals: 1) to increase African American faculty presence at LSU; 2) to facilitate scholarly collaboration between LSU faculty and visiting faculty members from HBCU’s across the nation; and 3) to encourage outstanding HBCU undergraduates to consider LSU as their graduate school of choice.
Program Requirements:
- Visiting faculty member must be a faculty member at an historically Black college or university (HBCU).
- Visiting faculty member should have a research agenda that fits well within the scope of the nominating department and college.
- One semester visitation in the Spring semester.
- Priority disciplines include: Humanities, Arts & Sciences, Mass Communication, and Social Work (Note: Other disciplines may receive consideration).
- Visiting faculty must be nominated by the academic college.
- Deans should make nominations to the Academic Affairs' Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity & Community Outreach one month from the first day of Fall classes.
- Nominations will be reviewed by the UPC.
Questions regarding this program should be directed to the Office of Equity, Diversity & Community Outreach at diversity@lsu.edu.
Meet the HBCU Visiting Professors Spring 2009
Meet the HBCU Visiting Professors Fall 2008
Meet the HBCU Visiting Professors Spring 2008
Meet the HBCU Visiting Professors Spring 2007
Professor Biographies
 Dr. Tabbetha Dobbins, Grambling State University, Grambling, LA
Dr. Dobbins is an assistant professor for Physics at Grambling State University.
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 Dr. John Harkless, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Harkless is Associate Professor of Chemistry in the Chemistry Department at Howard University.
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 Dr. William Slater, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
Dr. Slater serves as Dean and Professor in the College of Communication at Texas Christian University. While at LSU, Dr. Slater will teach journalism courses, advise graduate and undergraduate students, serve on committees and assist with minority recruiting. |