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HURRICANE KATRINA AND NEW ORLEANS UNIVERSITIES
I. INTRODUCTION The devastation that Hurricane Katrina inflicted on the universities of New Orleans in late August 2005 is undoubtedly the most serious disruption of American higher education in the nation's history.1 This was hardly the first time that collegiate facilities had been destroyed and academic programs halted; one need...
LA. Board of Regents approves $50,000 in aid for local doctoral
The state Board of Regents approved $50,000 from its support fund to help doctoral students at Louisiana's research universities affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita with their research and education projects. The purpose of the funding is to retain talented doctoral students who might otherwise be lured...
Katrina hits college enrollments
In a year marked by uncertainty and upheaval, officials at New Orleans universities that draw applicants nationwide are not following the usual rules of thumb when it comes to college admissions. The only sure bet, they say, is that this fall's entering classes -- the first since Katrina --...
Tulane University in N.O. to slash six of eight engineering programs
Despite the protests of Tulane University students, alumni and professors, the decision to slash six of eight engineering programs is final, board members and administrators say.It's my understanding that we made that decision at the last board meeting three months ago, said John Koerner, a member of Tulane University's Board...
Newcomb College students and alumnae sue Tulane alleging $41M trust
A group of Newcomb College students and alumnae filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Louisiana Federal Court against Tulane University to keep Tulane from eliminating H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College and absorbing a nearly $41-million endowment.Newcomb offered women a chance to plan a successful future, said Paige Gold, a 1977 Newcomb...
New Orleans Friends of Music books 'Mozart' acts
Nearly 1,000 people will cram into Dixon Hall at Tulane University on March 30 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Friends of Music. The featured act will not be Aaron Neville or the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. The Emerson String Quartet, a chamber ensemble, will...
Spectrum Organic Products Announces John B. Elstrott as Newest Member of Board of Directors
PETALUMA, Calif. -- Spectrum Organic Products Inc. (OTCBB:SPOP), leading producer of high-quality culinary oils and essential fatty acid products since 1986, announced today that the company has welcomed John B. Elstrott, Ph.D., to its board of directors. Elstrott, who comes from a highly esteemed background of business academia at...
Nursing shortage spurs fast-track training
Schools in Louisiana are using creativity to find nurses to fill hospital jobs. In August, Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge will partner with Tulane University Hospital and Clinic to offer the area's first accelerated nursing program. Students who already have a bachelor's degree will...
Board of Tulane Univ. to keep Division I athletic program
The Board of Tulane University voted to keep the university's Division I intercollegiate athletic program, including football, and approved a multiyear operating plan for Tulane's Department of Athletics. The new plan gives the athletics department specific goals for generating revenues and reducing expenditures. The board also ordered that the department...
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