Academic Affairs and Innovation

Students walking to class on LSU campus

The Louisiana Constitution of 1974 gave the Board of Regents the responsibility to approve, disapprove, or modify all existing and proposed degree programs and administrative units of Louisiana’s public colleges and universities. These responsibilities have been delegated to the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, which is advised by its staff.

Academic Affairs and Innovation Staff

NameTitleEmail
Tristan Denley, Ph.D.Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation[email protected]
Samuel Gladden, Ph.D.Senior Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation[email protected]
Zackeus Johnson, Ph.D.Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives[email protected]
Kim KirkpatrickAssociate Commissioner for Institutional Research
and Performance Assessment Services
[email protected]
Mellynn BakerAssociate Commissioner for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives[email protected]
LeAnn DetillierAssistant Commissioner for Academic Program Administration[email protected]
Kareem AwadData and Research Analyst[email protected]
Lupe Lamadrid, Ph.D.Senior Policy Analyst[email protected]
Dawn MelanconSenior Budget and Data Analyst[email protected]
Kimberly LangloisExecutive Assistant/Program Coordinator[email protected]
students celebrating after commencement

Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate

The Master Plan

To move Louisiana aggressively forward, the Board of Regents has embraced a robust new attainment goal that calls for 60% of all working-age adults (ages 25-64) in Louisiana to hold a degree or high-value credential by 2030. As we stand on the brink of a new decade, this Master Plan, born of the Board of Regents’ unique charge to guide postsecondary education across the state, will set the foundation to increase opportunity. Our Talent Imperative is to Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate