Post by pavel on Apr 12, 2016 3:33:05 GMT -6
BATON ROUGE — Students and administrators from the University of Louisiana System's nine schools celebrated their institutions here at the Capitol Monday on the eve of another round of recommended budget cuts that could erode their effectiveness in the future.
"Everyone is in survival mode; we're not building," said University of Louisiana at Lafayette President Joseph Savoie. "We've got to find a solution where there is some stability."
Gov. John Bel Edwards will announce his recommended reductions Tuesday to close the estimated $750 million shortfall in the 2016-17 budget that begins July 1.
No state-funded agency will be spared, whether it be cuts to TOPS, the state's popular college tuition program, higher education or the potential closure of many of Louisiana's safety net hospitals.
Read more: www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/04/11/ul-system-braces-cuts-while-celebrating-value/82894118/
"Everyone is in survival mode; we're not building," said University of Louisiana at Lafayette President Joseph Savoie. "We've got to find a solution where there is some stability."
Gov. John Bel Edwards will announce his recommended reductions Tuesday to close the estimated $750 million shortfall in the 2016-17 budget that begins July 1.
No state-funded agency will be spared, whether it be cuts to TOPS, the state's popular college tuition program, higher education or the potential closure of many of Louisiana's safety net hospitals.
Read more: www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/04/11/ul-system-braces-cuts-while-celebrating-value/82894118/