SPRING COMMENCEMENT
From Pandemic to Purpose: Julie Stokes and President Kathy Johnson Send Off »¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s Class of 2025
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On Friday, May 9th, along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, approximately 700 »¨½·Ö±²¥ students were celebrated by cheering families and proud faculty and staff at the spring 2025 commencement ceremony. For many, this day marked far more than an academic milestone—it was a celebration of resilience, perseverance and the promise of new beginnings.
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NEWS
2021
July
Historic Preservation Professor Fallon Samuels Aidoo Is Co-Recipient of $120K National Trust Grant
Fallon Samuels Aidoo, a professor of historic preservation in the »¨½·Ö±²¥â€™ department of Read more
Two Computer Science Students Receive Inaugural Hosch Scholarship
»¨½·Ö±²¥ students Jaiya Bass and Roy Perez have been awarded a $6,000 Hosch Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year. Read more
The »¨½·Ö±²¥ Awarded $50K Grant to Advance 21st Century Skills Development Through University-Community Partnerships
The »¨½·Ö±²¥ has received a $50,000 grant from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Read more
»¨½·Ö±²¥ Robotic Eel Camp Introduces Middle School Students to Engineering
Middle school students from the metro New Orleans area spent a week delving into engineering topics and creating projects to demonstrate those concepts as part of the »¨½·Ö±²¥ PrivatEEL STEM camp.
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History Professor Mary Niall Mitchell Collaborates With New Orleans Teachers, Others on Pilot Project Using Freedom on the Move Data
»¨½·Ö±²¥ history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is collaborating with New Orleans public school teachers, museum directors and other community leaders to develop a K-12 curriculum using Freedom on the Move’s (FOTM) database of advertisements seeking runaway enslaved people. Read more
Literature Professor Jacinta Saffold Uses Digital Humanities Projects To Explore Black Peoples’ Influence on Pop Culture
When the coronavirus pandemic forced courses to be delivered online, »¨½·Ö±²¥ African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold created a research project aimed at keeping her students engaged while also conducting original research. Read more
New Orleans Business Alliance Receives $1.3M Grant to Develop Biotech Labs at The Beach at »¨½·Ö±²¥
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Read more
»¨½·Ö±²¥ Economics Professor Gregory Price Selected As Policy Scholar To Address Systemic Racism
»¨½·Ö±²¥ economics professor Gregory Price is one of five people selected by former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to be a Policy Scholar tasked with examining and addressing systemic racism in the U.S. Read more
June
Anti-Violence Organizer Teyonna Lofton Speaks Up and Out For Herself and Others
Teyonna Lofton is a first-year student at the »¨½·Ö±²¥ whose activism led to her being part of the NBA committee to select the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion. Read more