Education & Workforce

Whitney Johnson: Manage your life as a portfolio of S-curvesĀ 

Whether you have money in the market or not, you are an investor—and your most important portfolio is your life.Ā 

Remote work stabilizes at higher rate than before the pandemic

According to a Gallup poll, the average U.S. worker currently spends 3.8 days per month working from home. This is down from 5.8 during 2020 but higher than the 2.4 average from 2019.Ā 

LSU named best Louisiana university on ā€˜Wall Street Journal’ best colleges listĀ Ā 

LSU claimed the top spot among both private and public higher education institutions in Louisiana, according to The Wall Street Journal’s 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. survey.Ā 

What F. King Alexander says about LSU’s efforts to promote diversity in admissionsĀ 

Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision about race-conscious university admissions, the Biden administration has advocated for a shift toward holistic admissions to promote diversity.

LSU Online expands with new cannabis workforce programs

Over the past year, LSU has expanded its online education curriculum as it enters a new partnership with a California-based company to train a workforce for the burgeoning cannabis industry.Ā 

How candidates for governor propose keeping LSU competitive

Six of the seven major candidates for Louisiana governor presented their ideas to keep LSU competitive as the state’s flagship university at a forum held Wednesday evening at the university’s Student Union.Ā 
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LSU’s Reese and Dunne featured on ā€˜Sports Illustrated’ coverĀ 

Just a few months after they were photographed for the magazine’s annual swimsuit edition, LSU athletes Olivia Dunne and Angel Reese grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s October issue diving into how athletes are profiting off their name, image and likeness.Ā 

A new grant enables Louisiana health providers to share research data

The National Institutes of Health is awarding the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center (LA CaTS) a $1.3 million grant to create a network of data warehouses that will allow all Louisiana healthcare institutions to share research data, according to an announcement from Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

LSU adding four new education programs focused on digital skills development

LSU is expanding its education portfolio with a new professional development program specializing in coding-adjacent jobs.

Why workers who get promoted are more likely to quit their jobsĀ 

Promotions are often thought of as a great tool to retain top talent at companies, but a new analysis from payroll and human resources solutions firm ADP turns that notion on its head.Ā