Grambling State University 2012 Budget Cuts - Kimberly Monroe, HBCU Buzz

Grambling State University, along with other public higher education institutions, was notified that Governor Bobby Jindal had imposed a Mid-Year budget cut. Governor Jindal had delivered the commencement speech for GSU graduates in spring 2009 on May 16. Jindal did not receive a support of praise from the parents, students, graduates or administration during or after his speech. In 2009 Jindal hag been criticized for turning down federal stimulus money in the face of looming budget cuts for the state. The governor had proposed a $141 million budget cut from K-12 schools, and $219 million budget cut from higher education. These actions forced the University of Louisiana System to impose cuts on all of its universities, including almost $5 million from Grambling State. Now in 2012, it is difficult to do, especially given the recent drastic cuts, the university’s planning process and the prior work of the university’s Budget and Priorities Committee made it possible to respond to the mandate.