Louisiana governor could hire university system presidents under proposal

[RandySF]

The Louisiana Legislature is considering a bill that would give Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and his successors unprecedented power over higher education: the ability to directly hire university system presidents.

Senate Bill 462 by Sen. Valarie Hodges, R-Denham Springs, gives the governor the authority to appoint chairs and other officers for hundreds of boards and commissions as long as he sends notice to the affected groups within 180 days of taking office.

The provision in Hodges’ bill that allows the governor to appoint officers of the boards is of concern to higher education leaders, as state law defines university system presidents as officers.

“There shall be a president of each public postsecondary education system, who shall be the executive officer of the postsecondary system and shall serve as secretary to the system’s governing board and its executive committee and standing and special committees,” the law reads.





https://lailluminator.com/2024/05/01/louisiana-governor-could-hire-university-system-presidents-under-proposal/

[Turbineguy]

1. Why not start a new degree program

Bachelor of Science in Ignorance?

[Freethinker65]

2. Louisiana legislatures are allowed to play doctor with no qualifications, so why not?

Why not let any Louisiana governor pretend to understand academia and allow him/her to replace heads of Universities on a whim (or at least threaten to if curricula isn't changed to promote the ideas of the current Governor in power). Stability at teaching institutions is totally unnecessary for faculty and students when choosing institutions of higher learning to spend their time (and student tuition money) at.