Coverage of the Louisiana Budget Crisis, Impact on HBCUs
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Leaders from Louisiana’s public colleges and universities addressed members of the state’s joint budget committee yesterday, in an unprecedented weekend meeting to address the looming budget crisis. The meeting served as a backdrop for officials bracing their campuses for what could lead to suspension of classes, massive furloughs, cancellation of spring and some fall sports, and financial exigency, or academic bankruptcy. Experts say a $940 million statewide mid-year deficit may amount to higher education cuts ranging from $70 million to $204 million.
Coverage of the Louisiana Budget Crisis, Impact on HBCUs
Coverage of the Louisiana Budget Crisis…
Coverage of the Louisiana Budget Crisis, Impact on HBCUs
Leaders from Louisiana’s public colleges and universities addressed members of the state’s joint budget committee yesterday, in an unprecedented weekend meeting to address the looming budget crisis. The meeting served as a backdrop for officials bracing their campuses for what could lead to suspension of classes, massive furloughs, cancellation of spring and some fall sports, and financial exigency, or academic bankruptcy. Experts say a $940 million statewide mid-year deficit may amount to higher education cuts ranging from $70 million to $204 million.