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Regents Unleash New Master Plan, Alum Sibille Comments  News Star 
Alum Blanco Wants Dems to Fight Education Cuts  Times-Picayune 
Alum/Congressman Boustany Promotes Natural Gas in DC  KLFY.com 
UL Stands to Lose 27 Programs  Advertiser 
'Flagship Coalition' Wants more Autonomy for LSU  Times-Picayune 
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Boustany Questions IRS on Universities, Hospitals, other NPOs

Submitted Article on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 08:48

Washington, DC - UL alumnus and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Charles Boustany, sent a letter on October 6 to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Shulman requesting general information on the tax-exempt sector, including updates on IRS audit and compliance activities related to tax-exempt organizations. He included specific questions about universities and hospitals in his request.

UL System Funding Trails South

Submitted Article on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 16:43

The total operating budget (state funding and self-generated revenue) for the eight campuses in the University of Louisiana System essentially stayed the same this year despite the loss of $95 million in federal funding according to a budget presentation to the Board of Supervisors at its August meeting. The UL System is last among the 16 states in combined state & tuition funding.

CABL Reviews the Legislative Session

CABL The Council for A Better Louisiana on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 16:03

Whatever one might say about this year’s legislative session, it’s one that started with a lot of big ideas.

Jindal Says Budget Will Protect Higher Ed, K-12

Submitted Article on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 16:31

Baton Rouge -- Governor Bobby Jindal said he has submitted a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that does not raise taxes, protects higher education funding, protects K-12 education funding, protects health care funding and reduces the use of one-time money. The Governor held a media availability today to outline his Executive Budget that was formally submitted to the Legislature on March 11.

Accountability and Graduation Rates

Joe Abraham on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 17:57

Louisiana is rushing head-long into relying on graduation rates as a way to track educational effectiveness in the state's public universities. This may not be the best idea.

Half of UL System Grads not Counted in Graduation Rates

Submitted Article on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 20:04

BATON ROUGE - Analysis of University of Louisiana System data reveals 52 percent of students who completed a degree at one of the eight UL System universities last year did not count in its nationally recognized graduation rate.

Opinion Poll Picks Health Care over Higher Ed

Submitted Article on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 17:15

BATON ROUGE, La. – Southern Media & Opinion Research Inc. has released its latest survey of Louisiana voters on key issues at the state and federal level, as well as job approval ratings for several of the state’s top elected officials. Results indicate that voters are more concerned about healthcare than higher education, and that Governor Jindal's approval rating, will still at 55%, has dropped from 68% soon after his election.

Alum Schedler is Appointed Louisiana Secretary of State

Submitted Article on Thu, 11/25/2010 - 16:35

Louisiana alumnus J. Thomas "Tom" Schedler was sworn in as secretary of state on Monday, November, 22, 2010, filling the remaining year on an unexpired term. Schedler was appointed first assistant secretary of state in December of 2007 under former Secretary of State Jay Dardenne.

Liberal, Conservative, Intolerant

Joe Abraham on Wed, 11/17/2010 - 16:56

Every few years, higher education in Louisiana faces deep cuts. Currently we are facing the deepest cuts ever, and the reasons for this may reflect a much deeper threat than the business-as-usual crises of the past.

LSU Budget Cuts Will Close Colleges, Slash 700 Jobs

Submitted Article on Thu, 09/16/2010 - 15:52

BATON ROUGE – The closure of colleges and the loss of nearly 700 positions – including 350 faculty positions – would likely send thousands of Louisiana high school students seeking an education out of state if LSU were stripped of $62 million in state support in the next fiscal year, according to the results of an exercise requested by the State Division of Administration.