Saving Higher Education (2011)
Louisiana Public Square
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Panel
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2011-01-26
Duration: 00:57:44
Subjects: Louisiana Board of Regents | Louisiana Flagship Coalition | Graduation rates | Filmed panel discussions | HIGHER EDUCATION | STATE BUDGET | TOPS PROGRAM
Contributors:
- Courtney, Beth Host
- Scott, Robert Travis Host
- Godoy, Al Producer
- Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
- Hudson, J. Interviewee
- Hulbert, Stephen T. Interviewee
- Levy, Bob Interviewee
- Jindal, Bobby Speaker
- Erwin, Barry Interviewee
- Zuschlag, Richard Interviewee
- Norris, Katherine Speaker
- Corley, Blake Speaker
- Lemoine, Zac Speaker
- Baggett, Robert Speaker
- McCullam, Carolyn Speaker
- Borel, Danielle Speaker
- Sumner, Demetrius Speaker
- Carnes, David Speaker
- Greene, Debra Speaker
- Aucoin, Sharilyn Speaker
- George, Sarah Speaker
- Rushing, Stephen Speaker
- West, Demetric Speaker
- Bertolette, William Speaker
- Ford, John Speaker
- Kemp, Paul Speaker
- Waguespack, Stephen Panelist
- Badon, Austin Panelist
- Layzell, Thomas Panelist
- Reilly, Sean Panelist
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana Public Square” from January 26, 2011, features Robert Travis Scott leading a discussion between the audience members and panelists on strategies for saving higher education. A background report on the recent and proposed budget cuts to higher education precedes the discussion. It includes interviews with: J. Hudson, president of the LSU Student Government; Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert, the president of Nicholls State University; Bob Ley, the chairman of the Louisiana Board of Regents; Barry Erwin, the president of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL); and Richard Zuschlag, a member of the Louisiana Flagship Coalition. The audience members then discuss: the state’s spending on higher education; their willingness to pay higher taxes; raising tuition; the TOPS program; whether Louisiana has too many four-year schools; and the debate over giving more resources to LSU instead of the state’s other colleges and universities. A panel of experts then joins the audience to answer their questions. The panelists are: Stephen Waguespack, the executive counsel to Governor Bobby Jindal; State Representative Austin Badon, the chairman of the House Education Committee; Thomas Layzell, an advisor to the Louisiana Board of Regents; and Sean Reilly, a co-founder of the Louisiana Flagship Coalition. They discuss: the cuts to higher education; graduation rates; the proposed merger of the University of New Orleans (UNO) and Southern University in New Orleans (SUNO); the work of the Louisiana Flagship Coalition in identifying efficiencies; unlocking the statutory dedications in the state budget; and the work of the Board of Regents in reforming the higher education system. Hosts: Beth Courtney and Robert Travis Scott