Guest Commentary: Higher Admission Standards Provide Compelling Case for SUNO-UNO Merger

By Editor

05/05/2011

Higher admission standards for Louisiana's colleges are set to all but wipe out the student body of Southern University at New Orleans, since almost 80 percent of current students would no longer qualify.

TAGS: Admissions Standards, Jeffrey Sadow, Merger, Southern University at New Orleans, SUNO, University of New Orleans

New Research: Louisiana Higher Education Plagued by Low Admissions Standards

By Fergus Hodgson

03/21/2011

A new ranking of admissions standards has LSU below all flagship universities in the Deep South. The study author contends consequently lower graduation rates, less desirable faculty, and poorer quality research.

TAGS: Admissions Standards, Fergus Hodgson, Harry Stille, Higher Education, Higher Education Policy/Research Center, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Research, University Ranking

The Proposed Freeport McMoran Settlement: Ineffective by Design

The proposed settlement is heralded by some as a major victory, supposedly securing $100 million for the state to use for coastal restoration. In reality, the proposed settlement, if adopted, would yield nowhere near $100 million and divert much of the money it did raise to unrelated government spending. Two key flaws undermine the settlement’s...

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