administration

Reauthorization of accreditation process underway

By Gordon Brillon • October 16, 2013

Before fall semester began, University Vice Provost Jane Cassidy outlined two priorities for the Office of Academic Affairs — to improve the department’s online options for students and to...

University lawsuit similar to 2001 suit

By Gordon Brillon • October 3, 2013

LSU has made headlines this year for its drawn-out, expensive struggle with local newspapers. But this is not the first time The Advocate has brought a public records suit against the University for records...

President Alexander pushes tuition autonomy

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz • October 3, 2013

In the past week, LSU President F. King Alexander spoke to the Louisiana Board of Regents and Faculty Senate prioritizing budget autonomy as the most important issue in higher education. Louisiana...

LSU criticized for handling of public records lawsuit

By Gordon Brillon • October 1, 2013

As the lawsuit brought against the University by The Advocate and NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune moves to the next phase of the legal process, critics have lined up to attack the University’s methods...

Alexander: Government shutdown has no direct effect on University

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz • October 1, 2013

LSU President F. King Alexander addressed the government shutdown’s effect on the University as well as a decrease in out-of-state student enrollment during a Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday. Although...

Taking the Reins: Richardson to replace Koonce as dean of College of Agriculture

By Olivia McClure • September 30, 2013

After nearly half a century at the University, College of Agriculture Dean Kenneth Koonce will retire Oct. 7. His replacement is the University’s Vice President for Agriculture Bill Richardson, reuniting...

University will pay extra penalties

By Gordon Brillon • September 26, 2013

The University will be forced to pay additional thousands of dollars in penalties and attorney fees in the lawsuit brought by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, a state judge ruled Thursday. The...

Board of Regents approves 2013-14 operating budget

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz • September 26, 2013

The Louisiana Board of Regents approved the fiscal year 2013-2014 operating budget at their monthly meeting Thursday. Board members were presented with the operating budgets of all higher education institutions...

Where We’re From: East Baton Rouge Parish produces the most University students

By Camille Stelly • September 24, 2013

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series looking at enrollment data from LSU since 2001. For more interactive graphics about international and national student enrollment, visit lsureveille.com/enrollment. While...

University enrollment numbers on the rise

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz • September 23, 2013

Every academic semester, the University conducts its official headcount on the 14th day of class, and this year the University saw an increase in total enrollment of 300 undergraduate students from last...

University, AgCenter dairy programs to consolidate

By Olivia McClure • September 22, 2013

The LSU AgCenter’s and the University’s separate dairy programs will consolidate, causing some operations at the campus dairy farm on Gourrier Avenue to downsize and move to the AgCenter’s...

Presidential search records will be released to judge

By Gordon Brillon • September 16, 2013

The much sought-after LSU System presidential search documents will finally be released after months of court proceedings — but not to everyone. A decision was reached by involved attorneys to release...