Tulane and Loyola will not open for fall semester

by E Wayne Ross on September 6, 2005

Conceding Defeat — for a Semester

Tulane University announced Friday and Loyola University on Sunday that they would not open for the fall semester in the wake of the damage of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The universities’ announcements came as leaders of key higher education groups issued guidelines for colleges to use in helping students unable to attend college in New Orleans.