I've got a university... or maybe not so much anymore

I thought the Good Gubmint REformers like Jindal were supposed to value education because it was the future and, um, think about the children, and stuff. Or maybe that just means they like to talk fast.

Louisiana State University's main campus would be forced to cut 700 jobs and enrollment would shrink by an estimated 8,000 students if Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration follows through on threats to reduce state support for higher education by $62 million next year, according to an analysis released late Wednesday.

Wonder what the "old corrupt crowd" would have done

In 1928, LSU was a small-time country school that generated little interest or attention in the state. Labeled a “third-rate” institution by the Association of State Universities, the school had only 1800 students, 168 faculty members, and an annual operating budget of $800,000.

In 1930, Huey Long initiated a massive building program on campus to expand the physical plant and add departments. By 1936, LSU had the finest facilities in the South, a top-notch faculty of 394 professors, a new medical school, more than 6,000 students, and a winning football team. In only eight years, it had risen in size from 88th in the nation to 20th, and it was the 11th largest state university in the nation.

Update: Meanwhile, shit rolls downhill.

University of New Orleans Chancellor Tim Ryan has resigned effective immediately, according to a statement sent by LSU System spokesman Charles Zewe. John Lombardi, president of the LSU system, "relieved" Ryan of his duties, according to an email sent to students by Joe King, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost.

As the pie shrinks, the tablemates become more and more covetous of one another's pieces, or crumbs as the case is here. UNO was never exactly Stanford-on-the-Lake but, not so long ago, it was a pretty respectable urban university. Now, not so much.