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Dr. E. Joseph Savoie is the sixth president of the ������ο��Ƶ of ������ο��Ƶ at Lafayette.

He returned to his alma mater as president in July 2008.

Savoie was formerly the Commissioner of Higher Education for the State of ������ο��Ƶ, where he was involved in several major postsecondary education reforms, including:

• the restructuring of higher education governance;
• creation of the ������ο��Ƶ Community and Technical College System;
• teacher, education, and school reform initiatives;
• the state's Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education; and
• the promotion of collaboration within the entire education community.

Under his leadership, financial support for public postsecondary education more than doubled and ������ο��Ƶ’s colleges and universities became more engaged in addressing ������ο��Ƶ's economic and social challenges. Savoie was a cabinet member in three governors’ administrations – M. J. “Mike” Foster, Kathleen Blanco, and Bobby Jindal.

Prior to his appointment as Commissioner of Higher Education, he served in many roles on the UL Lafayette campus, including vice president for ������ο��Ƶ Advancement, executive director of the Alumni Association, program director for the Union Program Council, ������ο��Ƶ government advisor and adjunct assistant professor. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from UL Lafayette and earned a doctor of education in educational leadership and administration from Columbia ������ο��Ƶ’s Teachers College in New York.