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Johannah White, (left) information literacy librarian, explains the various creations made with 3D printers in The Innovation Lab at the Earl K. Long Library.

_{January 31, 2024}

��ż��’s Innovation Lab Offers Students Technology Workspace

On the third floor of the ��ż��’ Earl K. Long Library is a space culled out specifically for dreamers and innovators needing to add a little gypsum, plastic—or even fabric—to help move their ideas into the physical realm. Read more

��ż�� President Kathy Johnson is the eighth president and the first woman to helm ��ż�� in its 65-year history.

_{January 11, 2024}

��ż�� President Kathy Johnson: Collaborative, Servant Leader

��ż�� President Kathy Johnson knows the impact a faculty member can have in a student’s life. Read more

Acclaimed novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin, who earned two degrees from the ��ż��, gave the commencement address Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

_{December 11, 2023}

Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin To ��ż�� Grads: ‘I’m living my dream because I went to this school’

Acclaimed novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin, who earned two degrees from the ��ż��, gave the commencement address Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Read more

Students at Village de L’Est Elementary School work with Dianne Barth of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on solutions to issues they identified while surveying their school yard.

_{December 6, 2023}

Grant Seeks To Create Environmental ‘Place-based’ Program For Elementary Students

Researchers at the ��ż�� are using a National Academy of Sciences grant to create an environmental place-based education program for elementary students. Read more

��ż�� graduate student Eduardo Turcios shares research as part of the annual Innovate��ż�� symposium held on campus Nov. 14-15.

_{November 17, 2023}

Innovate ��ż�� Symposium Showcases Students Scholarly Research and Creative Output

Innovate��ż�� offered a platform broad enough to highlight students scholarly research and creative outputs. Read more

Many ��ż�� alumni are among those featured in the New Orleans 500, Biz New Orleans’ list of ‘influential, involved and inspiring business leaders.

_{November 16, 2023}

Seventy ��ż�� Alumni Selected for List of New Orleans Business Influencers

The 2024 edition of the New Orleans 500, which profiles business leaders in the region, features 70 ��ż�� alumni, as well as several ��ż�� administrators. Read more

Rebekah Lewis, who earned a degree in anthropology, is the behavior director at Chimp Haven, the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary in Keithville, Louisiana.

_{November 13, 2023}

Alumna Rebekah Lewis Is Behavior Director At The World’s Largest Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Rebekah Lewis, who earned a degree in anthropology, is the behavior director at Chimp Haven, the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary in Keithville, Louisiana. Read more

��ż�� alumna Sabrina Farmer (left) stands with President Kathy Johnson and Ricky Burke, president of the ��ż�� Alumni Association, at the Distinguished Alumni Gala held Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 at the National WWII Museum.

_{November 10, 2023}

‘Don’t Underestimate How Far You Can Go, as a ��ż�� Graduate,” Distinguished Alumna Sabrina Farmer Tells Gala Audience

Addressing a crowd of 400 people might be a daunting task to some. But Sabrina Farmer, who spoke to such a group inside the Boeing Freedom Pavilion at the National WWII Museum, is used to performing under pressure. Read more

��ż�� biology professor Nicola Anthony, far left in blue, conducted research in Gabon, Africa as part of a field training school. This photo was taken in front of the mayor’s office in Lastourville.

_{November 3, 2023}

��ż�� Biology Professor Nicola Anthony Helps Train Conservation Scientists Via Field School in Central Africa

��ż�� biological sciences professor Nicola Anthony immersed herself in the culture and ecology of the tropical forest and rural villages in the central African country of Gabon as part of a research field school aimed at training the next generation of conservation scientists. Read more