Actually DWAYNE you are 100% correct on your first statement.....I just read the Shreveport Times and the headline and 1st line are so far from the truth it is not funny.
People who would read the article would be under the assumption that all of these state colleges are requesting around 2-3 million from the state.
VERY, VERY misleading.
The State of Louisiana, Board of Regents, and the media in Louisiana just do not "get it". What a huge disappointment.
Your putting an awful big amount of hope in Jindal. Jindal is a politician number 1 and he making a lot of promises to be elected. (I am sure he will be elected in a landslide due to not having one decent competitor) Yet, I seriously doubt he will do anything about the LA governance system. Many others have tried and failed.
This is Louisiana and as far as most people outside the state realize we only have one school of higher ed...LSU. I think the politicos are happy about that for the most part so why should there be any changes?
I remember hearing that Jindal tried to overhaul the University of Louisiana system and was trying to limit the number of schools in LA, however, the higher-ups prevented any change.
Remember, LA has been run by the "good ole boy" network for near eternity. Has LA ever had a conservative governor? The system of rewarding failure (see ULM) should end under Jindal.
"Patents originating from the College of Engineering and Sciences and the new nano program have the potential to bring tons of money to Louisiana Tech." - CHC
I've been expecting Tech to make a lot of money from the nano thing, but have heard nothing about the potential revenue. Will Louisiana Tech profit substantially from patents, etc?