Monthly Archives: October 2009
Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission
October 2, 2009 at 3:16 pm
TO: The University Community For some weeks now, I have wanted to write the university family to address the several issues and rumors surrounding the work of the Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission (sometimes referred to as the Tucker Commission). Unfortunately, addressing this matter is very much like “picking up a porcupine.” One tries for [...]
Position Statement on Graduation Rates
October 1, 2009 at 1:26 pm
TO: Faculty and Staff FR: Stephen T. Hulbert, President Recent articles in the Times Picayune and USA Today have called attention to the 6-year graduation rates of Louisiana universities citing data collected by CABL and Education Trust. The articles also discuss the state’s newly proposed funding formula which incorporates graduation rates as major criterion for [...]