A new bill, "Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act" was introduced Thursday by Representative Raúl Grijalva, House Education & Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott and Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Chair Frederica Wilson.
he University of Louisiana Monroe Honors Program celebrated the successes of its students at the annual ULM Honors Program Spring Banquet on Wednesday, May 4 at Bayou Pointe Event Center. Of the students, 16 will graduate with College Honors, meaning they took 16 Honors core classes, two Honors seminars and five Honors contracts with a minimum 3.4 GPA. Seven additional students will graduate with University Honors, meaning they took all the classes above with the addition of a thesis and a 3.5 GPA.