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The Louisiana Senate has refused to refer a bill targeting diversity, equity and inclusion to a committee where it could be debated, an unusual move that essentially means the proposal will die on the vine.

The Louisiana Legislature will consider creating a flat rate for TOPS program scholarships, regardless of what school students attend. It would increase the out of pocket costs for LSU and University of New Orleans students.

The state’s higher education oversight board unanimously voted Wednesday to recommend moving the University of New Orleans, which has struggled with enrollment and finances, back into the LSU System.

Louisiana universities could lose tens of millions of dollars in federal funding under a proposed slash in National Institutes of Health research funding President Donald Trump’s administration has put forward.

Her anti-vaping campaign is the first state-funded NIL deal in Louisiana.

Research shows that college students are going hungry at a higher rate than the U.S. population as a whole. Some campuses are taking alternative approaches to tackling student hunger.

Landry said the law, Act 584 , is meant to protect “all viewpoints” and encourage vigorous debate in college classrooms.

The new model has students enroll in for-credit courses right away with extra academic support instead of having to pass a remedial class first.

Stephen Privat of LSU is one of 36 contestants appearing on this year's game show challenge for college students.