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Search committee unaware of Bonnin's lawsuit involvement

Search committee unaware of Bonnin’s lawsuit involvement

By Chandler Rome September 24, 2014

Members of the six-person search committee that hired Linda Bonnin, new University vice president of strategic communications, said her involvement in a discrimination lawsuit against the University...

Ann Duplessis brings life experience to the Board of Supervisors as chairwoman

September 22, 2014

Although she doesn’t have a college degree, Ann Duplessis, newly elected chairwoman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, said she brings diversity to the board with her degree in life.  Gov. Bobby...

Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope speaks Tuesday, March 18, 2014 during a meeting in the Student Union.

University to set employer retirement contribution floor

September 21, 2014

The University administration has pledged to set a minimum for the amount of money it contributes to employees’ retirement funds, following the passage of House Bill 6 this summer. The bill dictates...

One in Four

University reports 22 cases of sexual assault in past five years

September 16, 2014

The University has had only 22 reported cases of sexual assault over the past five years, according to a 507-page document released Monday by Louisiana’s Board of Regents detailing rates of sexual...

Memorial Tower is silhouetted against the skyline as the sun sets Monday behind Tiger Stadium.

LSU ranks in top tier on the U.S. News & World Report

The University tied for 129th in the top tier in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual best colleges list, matching places with Arizona State University, Ohio University, the University of Cincinnati,...

Flores MBA Program offers engineering and business dual degree

September 15, 2014

The College of Engineering and the E.J. Ourso College of Business announced last Thursday that they will offer a dual degree program beginning in fall 2015. The combined degree program will grant students...

King Alexander listens to Steven Goldsmith give the board a report looking on how to make parking more efficient to the board of supervisors, Friday, September 12, 2014 in the administration building.

LSU President Alexander’s contract extended to 2019

September 15, 2014

A year after a controversial hiring process and a new consolidation of administrative powers, LSU’s Board of Supervisors extended University President F. King Alexander’s contract to 2019 at...

Board of Supervisors to discuss operating budget, faculty pay raises

By Deanna Narveson September 11, 2014

At its September 2013 meeting, the LSU Board of Supervisors approved salary raises averaging at 4 percent for faculty and staff system-wide, the first in four years. This year, according to the board’s...

English class develops campus tour to highlight LSU writers

September 10, 2014

As incoming University students tour the Quad, tour guides often point out landmarks that are recognizable in the 2012 movie “Pitch Perfect,” but campus landmarks have shaped more than the...

STF committee: computer labs remain closed

September 9, 2014

The computer labs in Middleton Library and the Student Union will not be reinstated, said Jane Cassidy, Student Technology Fee Oversight Committee chairperson, at the STF meeting Tuesday. Regardless, the...

The WISE panel members met Tuesday August 19th, 2014 at LABI to discuss allocation of funds and implementation of education reform.

LSU System receives $14.5 million from WISE Council

By Deanna Narveson September 9, 2014

The LSU System now has about $14.5 million to support programs for high-demand job fields as its piece of the $40 million WISE Fund, state higher education leaders decided Monday after weeks of meetings. Tom...

Daniel Fernquist, a Mechanical Engineering Sophomore, is one of the relatively few students attending LSU after transferring from a community college.

Community college stereotypes affect transfer rates

By Quint Forgey September 9, 2014

While stereotypes of partying frat boys, long-winded professors and class-skipping athletes persist on all college campuses, LSU President F. King Alexander said there is one stereotype crippling the number...