LSU System President John Lombardi presented his blueprint for dealing with higher education budget cuts to the Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission on Monday and left members with a string of questions. In a prepared address, Lombardi said...

Whether they’re going green or going frugal, many University faculty members are opting to use computer-based tools like Moodle and the Computer Testing Center for classes this semester. And with midterms less than a month away, thousands of student...

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While the University’s 2009-10 budget cuts plan awaits the Board of Supervisors’ approval on August 27, departments across campus are bracing for the effects of a $19 million reduction in state funding. Among the effects outlined in the propos...

Senior writer Kyle Bove discusses budget cuts....

The University released its plan to reduce about $19 million from its operating budget on Thursday, and 100 layoffs or job eliminations are expected. The budget — still called a “work-in-progress” as officials wait to receive more detail...

The University released its plan to reduce about $19 million from its operating budget this afternoon. The budget — still called a “work-in-progress” as officials wait to receive more detailed information from individual campus units &md...

The governing board for Louisiana’s public colleges and universities announced finalized budget cut amounts for the state’s college systems Tuesday. The LSU System is set to take a state funding cut of about $56 million for the fiscal year tha...

The governing board for Louisiana's public colleges and universities announced finalized budget cut amounts for the state's four college systems today. The LSU System is set to take a state funding cut of about $56 million for the fiscal year that starts ...

The Department of State Civil Service recently OK’d the University’s plan to withhold merit increases for the 2009-10 fiscal year that starts July 1. University faculty and staff received an e-mail confirming the approval today. Last week, LSU...

(AP) — Ideas about how to restructure, divvy up and use the state's rainy day fund are plentiful at the Louisiana Capitol, as the fund has become one of the central arguments in the state budgeting battle between the House and Senate. Whether lawmak...

LSU System employees will not receive merit increases next fiscal year because of pending budget cuts, LSU System President John Lombardi informed System units Monday. Chancellor Michael Martin told faculty and staff members in an e-mail sent Monday that ...

Since its unveiling in April, the University’s massive realignment plan has been a hotbed of academic controversy. The plan — which aims to rename and restructure nearly every academic college on campus — drew fire Thursday from one memb...

Louisiana is not listed with the states that have applied for a $48.6 billion stimulus fund specifically for K-12 and higher education at the U.S. Department of Education’s Web site. But according to state Department of Education officials, Governor...

Chancellor Michael Martin said while the University has made significant strides with the Legislature during the past month, its budget crisis is far from finished. The controversial gun bill was shot down last week, and Senate Bill 85, which proposed put...

Chancellor Michael Martin, along with other state higher education leaders, will testify today before the House Appropriations Committee about the University’s budgetary future at 9 a.m. in the State Capitol. Martin told faculty, staff and students ...

Students will see an increase in fees, the elimination of several scholarship programs, larger class sizes and elimination of student jobs if the University’s state support is cut by the proposed nearly $50 million, according to the University&rsquo...

Students will see an increase in fees, the elimination of several scholarship programs, larger class sizes and elimination of student jobs if the University's state support is cut by the proposed nearly $50 million, according to the University's 2009-10 b...

No matter which way it’s cut, the nearly $50 million budget reduction expected for next fiscal year will severely damage Louisiana’s flagship university, Chancellor Michael Martin emphasized Tuesday. The University is busy drafting its budget ...