Higher Education Panel Discussion (2016)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Panel
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-01-29
Duration: 00:13:55
Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | HIGHER EDUCATION | STATE BUDGET | Louisiana State University System | Southern University System | University of Louisiana System
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Rallo, Joseph Panelist
- Kincade, Rachel Panelist
- Brown, M. Christopher, II Panelist
- Droddy, Jason Panelist
Description
This segment from the January 29, 2016, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham leading a panel discussion on the proposed mid-year budget cuts to higher education. The panelists are: Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Joseph Rallo; Rachel Kincade, the Vice President for External Affairs for the University of Louisiana System; Dr. M. Christopher Brown II, the Southern University System Vice President and Provost; and Jason Droddy, the Executive Director of Policy and External Affairs for the LSU System. They discuss: the difficulty of dealing with mid-year budget cuts; the impact of the cuts on each system; their message to lawmakers; and the impact of the cuts on faculty and students.