The board that runs Louisiana’s biggest higher education system will vote today on a $762 million budget, which is down about 5% from last year, The Times-Picayune reports. The decrease is due in part to the continued decline in state support for higher education, dipping about 10% from last year. Revenue generated by the universities is also down, from $471 million last year to $466.5 million this year, largely because enrollments are down at several institutions. The budget vote, which authorizes how the universities can spend their money, will come during the UL System board of supervisors’ meeting, which was to begin at 9 a.m. in the auditorium of the Claiborne Building Conference Center in downtown Baton Rouge. With 93,380 students at its nine campuses, the system enrolls slightly more than 41% of those who attend state-run colleges and universities in Louisiana. Read the full story here for more details on the types of cuts officials are considering.
UL System budget cuts to be decided today
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