Collection:LPB

Genre: News, Public Affairs, Speech

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2010-12-13

Duration: 00:26:50

Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Reilly, Sean E. | Louisiana Flagship Coalition | HIGHER EDUCATION | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) | TUITION

Contributors:

• Reilly, Sean Speaker

A speech by Sean Reilly before the Baton Rouge Press Club on December 13, 2010. Reilly is a co-chair of the Louisiana Flagship Coalition. He talks about the need for Louisiana State University to become more competitive with other public flagship universities around the country. He also outlines the recommendations of the collation, including providing LSU with more financial and administrative flexibility, increasing LSU’s autonomy to raise tuition and fees, and changing the university’s procurement and purchasing policies.