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Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans Universities
- Click here to read a Fall 2007 AAUP article on Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans Universities.
LSU System Policy
Tulane University Recovery
- According to their website at the time, Tulane University expected 86% of its students to return on January 17, 2006 (http://www.tulane.edu).
They have announced a plan for recovery at http://renewal.tulane.edu that would include elimination of 180 faculty positions in their medical school
and 50 additional faculty positions as a result of the elimination of undergraduate and professional degree programs.
New Layoff Policy for Community
and Technical Colleges
- The Baton Rouge Advocate reported in December 2005 (http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/121505/new_layoff001.shtml) that the Louisiana Community and Technical College Board of Supervisors has approved a new policy for firing professors. According to this policy, tenured faculty members can be fired with 5 days notice.
Force Majeure Exigency Declared
for LSUHSC in New Orleans
- In November 2005 the Board of Supervisors of LSU issued a Force Majeure Exigency plan for the LSUHSC in New Orleans (http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/administration/BoardFindings.htm). This document details the plan for furlough and termination of staff employees and faculty members (including tenured) due to the current lack of a revenue stream. Faculty members were given 5 days to appeal upon notification of their having been furloughed.
The stance of the AAUP on financial exigency can be found at http://www.aaup.org/statements/REPORTS/Financial.htm
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