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August 20, 2023

Budget Cuts Like Those at West Virginia Have Happened in Louisiana. Could They Happen Again?

Louisiana Illuminator

Both sprawling, public land-grant flagship universities in two of the poorest states in the nation, Louisiana State University and West Virginia University are more similar than you’d think. 

It’s why higher education observers in Louisiana are watching the slashing of WVU’s budget with trepidation. 

Faced with a budget crisis caused by declining enrollment and a lack of state investment in higher education — both problems Louisiana’s public universities are familiar with — West Virginia University leaders have marked 32 majors for elimination and recommended cuts to other programs

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