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Trees frame Memorial Tower on Thursday, June 22, 2023, near Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU fires graduate assistant who left vulgar voicemail for state senator

By Piper Hutchinson July 20, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. An LSU graduate assistant will be relieved of his teaching duties — but remain at the school as a student — after...

The LSU Library sits under a partially cloudy sky on Thursday, April 13, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Many LSU graduate assistants denied promised wage hike despite state dollars set aside for it

By Piper Hutchinson July 13, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. LSU was given $8 million in the state budget on the promise it would raise its minimum pay for all doctoral-seeking graduate...

Tree branches reach for the sky on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, near Memorial Tower in Baton Rouge, La.

Pay for Louisiana graduate assistants has not kept pace with inflation

By Piper Hutchinson June 29, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. In 1994, Jim Henderson was offered a graduate assistantship that came with a stipend the equivalent of almost $16,000 today....

Lucy Bui

New data shows Louisiana is losing college grads to Texas and other states

By Josh Archote June 6, 2023

Lucy Bui would have liked to stay close to her family and find a job in Louisiana after graduating from LSU with an architecture degree in 2022. But the professional opportunities were not in Louisiana,...

Rep. Valarie Hodges proposed a bill to collect information on diversity programs and race-related teaching.

Louisiana community college leader blasts resolution requesting diversity spending report

By Piper Hutchinson June 1, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System did not mince words Wednesday while testifying on a resolution...

Dr Bouchard and his wife, Monique Chagon

Pennington Biomedical receives $1 million for postdoctoral fellows from former executive director

By Will Nickel & Jayden Nguyen May 31, 2023

Pennington Biomedical Research Center received a $1 million gift to help improve its postdoctoral research on Tuesday. The center’s former executive director, Dr. Claude Bouchard, and his wife, Monique...

Tree branches reach for the sky on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, near Memorial Tower in Baton Rouge, La.

House kills constitutional amendment to ensure representation on higher ed governing boards

By Piper Hutchinson May 31, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. The Louisiana House of Representatives killed a proposed constitutional amendment that would have ensured alumni from each...

Few people walk through the Quad Wednesday, May 25, 2023, during LSU's summer session in Baton Rouge, La.

Summer school, summer drool: These LSU students don’t think summer classes are a bummer

By Payton Manuel May 30, 2023

When most students think of summer school, they probably feel sick to their stomachs.  "Wasting an entire summer on class? No way."  But some students are beginning to look forward to them. LSU...

LSU President William F. Tate speaks with Senator Stewart Cathey Jr. Wednesday, April 20, 2022, during the annual LSU Day at the Capitol at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.

Anti-tenure legislator backs off controversial bill to put tenure practices into law

By Piper Hutchinson May 25, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. A proposal to place tenure policies for higher education faculty into Louisiana law is dead for the year after its author has...

A large American flag flies on Thursday, March 23, 2023, over the LSU Parade Ground in Baton Rouge, La.

What the House Republican budget proposal means for higher education

By Piper Hutchinson May 22, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. Near midnight Thursday, LSU students received a “shots fired” text from university police. The next morning,...

From the Reveille Vault: Library is officially dedicated today

From the Reveille Vault: Library is officially dedicated today

By The Daily Reveille May 18, 2023

Editor's note: This article was originally published by the Reveille on Friday, October 23, 1959. The original can be found here.  Week of Activity Is Climaxed Today  Climaxing a week of activity,...

The Frey Computing Services Center sits on a sunny Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

Faculty members upset with new IT policies: ‘Not the way a research minded university works’

By John Buzbee May 16, 2023

Paragraph by paragraph, word by word, Faculty Senate’s ad hoc committee on information technology nears a month since it first began scrutinizing over 14 new policy statements LSU’s Information...