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Guest Commentary: Higher Admission Standards Provide Compelling Case for SUNO-UNO Merger

Education, FeaturedBy Editor May 5, 2011 Leave a comment

Higher admission standards for Louisiana’s colleges are set to all but wipe out the student body of Southern University at New Orleans, since almost 80 percent of current students would no longer qualify.

Louisiana’s Higher Education System Not Making the Grade

EducationBy Fergus Hodgson December 6, 2010 Leave a comment

A new report claims that more than one third of Louisiana’s higher education funds are wasted on non-graduating students. Harry Stille Ph. D., author of “Louisiana: Public Institutions,” believes loose admission standards contribute to an estimated $440 million annual waste – an “enormous cost for little results.”