Bills to improve Title IX policies move forward with no opposition
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BATON ROUGE – LSU Title IX failures have become a major topic at the legislature. Bills to fix gaps in policies briskly moved forward at the Capitol Wednesday morning. Lawmakers are looking to add more oversight to make sure victims’ voices are being heard.
“We’ve got to put value on the security of our students and this is the effort you see in place,” said Sen. Beth Mizell.
Sen. Mizell and Sen. Regina Barrow presented legislation to the Senate Committee on Education that further define Title IX policies. Both are members of the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children. For the past month they’ve held special meetings to hear from from sexual assault victims and LSU leaders on why policies weren’t being followed.
8 semifinalists for LSU’s top job
Eight candidates seeking to be Louisiana State University’s next president were chosen Wednesday by a search committee for interviews, including the leader of another college system in the state and Gov. John Bel Edwards’ top budget adviser.
LSU is seeking a new president in the middle of a sexual misconduct scandal, which was seen as dampening interest in the job, which has been open since an interim president took over the position in January 2020.
The Advocate reports that 23 candidates submitted applications to oversee a system that includes colleges, medical schools, a law school and research institutions across the state. The president also works as chancellor of Louisiana’s flagship university in Baton Rouge.
LSU, UL System announce they will not require students to get vaccinated to return to campus in fall
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BATON ROUGE, La. â Louisianaâs higher education officials are encouraging tens of thousands of students to get COVID-19 vaccines before returning for in-person instruction next fall, but they do not plan to require it.
LSU Interim President Tom Galligan released a statement late Monday saying that the school could not require vaccinations given that federal regulators approved the vaccines for emergency use without completing full safety investigations.
Dr. Jim Henderson, president of the University of Louisiana System, cited the same reason in saying that he did not plan to require vaccinations before students return in the fall.
Tom Galligan, Interim LSU President, withdraws from consideration for permanent job
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BATON ROUGE - The search for a new head of LSU came to an abrupt about-face Tuesday as assumed favorite Tom Galligan announced on social media, he was withdrawing his name from consideration. I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the presidential search, though I will remain onboard as Interim President while the university completes its selection process, Galligan wrote. I have decided it is time for me to return to the Law Center and spend more time with my family and my students.
Tigers drop game one of doubleheader to No. 5 South Carolina
LSU Baseball AJ Labas (26). (Source: LSU Baseball) By Spencer Chrisman | April 17, 2021 at 2:06 PM CDT - Updated April 17 at 9:50 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - LSU and AJ Labas were seemingly in control for much of the first game of a seven inning doubleheader against No. 5 South Carolina on Saturday, April 17. However, things quickly changed in the top of the seventh inning when the Gamecocks scored four runs on four hits to take a 4-2 win.
LSU (21-13, 4-10 SEC) got things started in the bottom of the first inning when Cade Doughty ripped a two out RBI double to left field to score Gavin Dugas from first to take a 1-0 lead.