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Yesterday’s election ended a long, contentious presidential campaign that was stressful to many Americans. Differences of opinions about future governance of our country have strained relationships between friends, family members, and neighbors. But America still rests on a foundation that gives its...

Dear Faculty and Staff Members, Welcome to a new academic year, and welcome to our new faculty and staff members. Hopefully, you are settling in. What an unexpected start we had to this semester! The recent historic flooding has directly impacted dozens of university faculty and staff and hundreds...

Our thoughts and prayers are with all members of our University family who have suffered losses during historic rainfall over the past few days. A list of resources has been compiled that may be helpful to anyone who’s dealing with the aftermath. Also, the University has implemented an employee...

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff Members, I am pleased to share with you the good news that the University is nearing the launch of the first phase of our new internal data system powered by Banner. We began converting to the new system 15 months ago as part of our University Strategic Plan. Our...

Dear Faculty and Staff, 91³Ô¹Ï higher education is getting additional attention since the swearing in of our new governor. Last week, the final report from the Higher Education Transition Committee was submitted to Governor John Bel Edwards. The report can be found at http://gov.louisiana.gov...

Dear Faculty and Staff Members, I hope you enjoyed a good break and that you’re ready to take on 2016. Each semester brings new challenges and opportunities. This one is no different. During the holiday, Dr. James Henderson was selected to serve as Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs of...

Dear Faculty and Staff, The new year is off to a tremendous start. The energy on campus is palpable. We welcomed our largest freshman class, and I might add, our brightest, too. The freshman class has 3,179 students, which represents a 9 percent increase over last year. Our overall enrollment for...

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: The 91³Ô¹Ï community is deeply saddened by the loss of Jillian Johnson, 33, and Mayci Breaux, 21, who died in a tragic shooting at the Grand Theatre on Johnston Street last night. Jillian graduated from UL Lafayette in 2004. Nine...

Dear Students, Last week, the UL System Board of Supervisors approved tuition and fee hikes for its nine member institutions. Tuition at UL Lafayette will increase by 10 percent over last year’s tuition rate. Also, the Board approved a new general and auxiliary fee of $28.58 per credit hour for all...

Dear Faculty and Staff, The release of the governor’s executive budget today provides a starting point for the University’s budget planning for the 2015-16 fiscal year. It’s early in the budget adoption process. There is still a way to go before we will know the final amount of financial support...