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Dear friends, Thank you to everyone who joined today�Ӱ�ר���s town hall. The thoughtfulness of your questions and the concern you showed for our �Ӱ�ר�� and for one another mean a great deal. The news about staff reductions has created understandable concern for our �Ӱ�ר�� community. Each role...

Dear colleagues, At last week�Ӱ�ר���s town hall, I committed to transparency as we navigate this moment together. Today, we made the difficult decision to eliminate several staff positions as part of our ongoing work to address UL Lafayette�Ӱ�ר���s financial challenges. These actions included closing the Office...

Dear friends, Serving as president of this �Ӱ�ר�� for the past 17 years has been the honor of my life, the culmination of a long and happy relationship with a special place that we all share. Today, I am writing to announce my decision to transition to a new role at the �Ӱ�ר�� before the...

Dear students and faculty and staff members, Welcome to the Spring 2024 semester! I hope your winter break was restful and enjoyable. Earlier this month, the �Ӱ�ר�� continued the observance of its 125th birthday with one of its oldest �Ӱ�ר��� and rarest �Ӱ�ר��� traditions. On the first day of the year...

Dear students and faculty and staff members, Thanksgiving is next week and, like many of you, I have been reflecting on the people and things for which I am most grateful. Among many blessings this year, I am grateful for my family. I am grateful to have a job I love at a place that�Ӱ�ר���s given so much...

Dear students, faculty and staff members, This year, the �Ӱ�ר�� is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding. And while the past century and a quarter have been monumental, I believe strongly that our best days are yet to come. Today, we�Ӱ�ר���re launching our 2023-2028 Strategic Plan �Ӱ�ר���...

Dear students, faculty and staff members, Welcome to the fall semester and the new academic year! The fall semester is a special time in the life of any university. It�Ӱ�ר���s when new students find their footing as they begin their academic journeys, when returning students rejoin old friends and make...

Dear students and faculty and staff members, Friday is the anniversary of one of the most consequential moments in the history of our region and the state of Louisiana. On July 14, 1898 �Ӱ�ר��� 125 years ago �Ӱ�ר��� Gov. Murphy J. Foster signed a bill, authored by state Sen. Robert Martin, to establish...

Dear students, faculty and staff members, More than a century ago, in the years following the First World War, wounded veterans of the conflict participated in educational training courses on our campus. As part of their recovery, the students collected acorns from live oak trees around the property...

Dear faculty and staff members, Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of our designation as an R1 �Ӱ�ר�� by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Achieving this top-tier status �Ӱ�ר��� shared by just 3% of the nation�Ӱ�ר���s colleges and universities �Ӱ�ר��� affirmed the promise we...