A nine-member review commission, appointed by Louisiana lawmakers and the chairman of the state’s Board of Regents, begins meeting today to consider sweeping changes in the state’s public colleges, including the possibility of consolidating degree programs and even campuses. The group, which includes state, regional, and national higher-education experts, is scheduled to send its recommendations to the regents in early February.
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2 Responses to Panel Charged With Reviewing Louisiana Higher-Education System Begins Work
kennys - August 10, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Don,
Very interesting news concerning Louisiana higher education. Read the article and see the link.
Kenny
la4097237 - August 10, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Most of the four year colleges outside LSU-Baton Rouge started as junior colleges and have evolved into senior status. Now Louisiana has put junior colleges in competition with these same schools even though there is a declining college age population as well as a declining number of high school graduates.
Some of the University of Louisiana System schools will take anything that breathes in despite supposedly being selective admissions schools. They have to get warm bodies to the cashier’s door to pay the bills.
Don’t hold your breath waiting on any significant changes to happen.