Southern University system president on possible budget cuts: 'If Southern loses, our state loses' - the Advocate

As state officials attempt to minimize the impact of the anticipated $1 billion deficit to funding for the upcoming fiscal year, Southern University and A&M College System President Ray Belton, Ph.D., urged the legislature to be expedient in determining cuts to higher education so universities may plan accordingly. "If Southern loses," he said, "our state loses." Belton asked officials to consider the economic impact the university has on the state, as well as its graduation rate of 2,400 students per year. http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_90e62584-f889-11e7-99e1-bb422452524e.html