Candidates Expect Colleges to Fill Business Needs
Sometimes it seems like the Jindal administration has been all about wooing business and industry, and then keeping them happy. What do those hoping to succeed Jindal plan to do in the way of economic...
View ArticleGovernor-Elect Talks Budget, Higher Ed Needs
Industrial leaders in the Houma-Thibodaux area heard from Governor-elect John Bel Edwards Tuesday. He began the luncheon speech by advising them the state budget crisis is not going to be easily fixed....
View ArticleTOPS Uncertainty
“The people out there – all they hear is that TOPS is over,” West Monroe Senator Mike Walsworth complained Monday. Walsworth is one of many lawmakers who have been inundated with calls and emails from...
View ArticleThousands of Louisiana's Higher Ed Students Rally at the Capitol
Nearly two thousand students from colleges and universities around Louisiana showed up at the state Capitol on Wednesday. About a dozen lawmakers were in attendance as well.
View ArticleOne Board to Rule Them All
It’s been discussed and studied, more than once. “I got a nice report, plenty of paper. Nothing’s happened.” So Senator Conrad Appel of Metairie says it’s time to consolidate governance of Louisiana...
View ArticleDon't Play Away
“It’s not a perfect bill," said Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter of his HB 971, a bill which would prohibit some public university athletic teams from traveling more than 375 miles for a game.
View ArticleNeeds, Wants and TOPS
The House Education committee advanced a bill Tuesday changing TOPS allocations during a budget shortfall. Committee chair Nancy Landry is the author. “If there was a five percent shortage, then...
View ArticleTax Deduction Limits Hit a Wall
On Wednesday, House Ways and Means took up tax-raising measures that could help fill the $600 million budget gap the state is facing next fiscal year, which starts July 1.
View ArticleFormer State Senator To Head Grambling State University
The University of Louisiana System Board of Regents met this week to name a new president for Grambling State University. According to acting University of Louisiana System President Dan Reneau,...
View ArticleTaxing Private Universities
For over a year now, the Sales Tax Streamlining and Modernization commission has been attempting to simplify the way Louisiana collects sales taxes.
View ArticleInvesting Again in Public Higher Education
On Wednesday, Governor John Bel Edwards unveiled plans for a new 20,000 square foot collision repair training center for Baton Rouge Community College.
View ArticleGovernor Talks TOPS
Students attending school on TOPS scholarships are receiving letters that they’ll owe 60% of their tuition in the Spring semester. Speaking on his monthly radio show, Governor John Bel Edwards says it...
View ArticleAsk, But Don't Expect To Receive
Higher Education officials are asking the House Appropriations Committee for $1.1 billion next fiscal year. That’s $188 million more than they received in the current budget.
View ArticlePush It Back, Push It Back, Waaaay Back
When the State Bond Commission met Thursday, they considered the plan to issue $275-million in bonds in March, in order to fund this year’s capital outlay projects. But the author of this year’s...
View ArticleTOPS Tweak for 2021 Advances
A bill to increase the grade-point average to qualify for a four-year TOPS award is headed to the Senate – but not without some controversy along the way.
View ArticleDaniel Mintz on the food studies program at Loyola
Daniel Mintz talks with us about the new food studies program at Loyola University. The university has established a new bachelor's degree program in food studies beginning this fall.
View ArticleTOPS For Grown Folks
“We have to find a way to fund TOPS for grown folks,” says Louisiana Community and Technical College System president Monty Sullivan, especially since the system now has the responsibility for adult...
View ArticleU-L System Sets Ambitious Goal for 2025
It’s no secret that Louisiana has been steadily cutting back financial support for higher education. “Ten years ago, the taxpayer funded about 70% of our operation. Today, the taxpayer funds about 18%...
View ArticleCollege Apps Up, Even With Funding In Doubt
By one measure, you could say business is booming for Louisiana’s colleges and universities. “ LSU is experiencing right now a 28-percent increase in terms of students who are seeking admission next...
View ArticleBudget Uncertainty Continues For Higher Education In Louisiana
The state legislature couldn't figure out a way to solve the budget shortfall for next fiscal year. That leaves Louisiana’s universities — and students on TOPS scholarships — wondering how to pay for...
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