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�Ͼ�Ʒ�� alumnus and attorney Juan LaFonta speaks during the grand opening of the Multicultural Lounge that bears his name in the University Center.

_{August 25, 2021}

Juan LaFonta Multicultural Lounge Opens in the University Center Gallery

New Orleans attorney Juan LaFonta recalled the struggles he faced trying to fit in among his Black peers as a student at the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� in the 1990s. Read more

Former �Ͼ�Ʒ�� professor Randall Lee Scott died Aug. 10, 2021.

_{August 18, 2021}

In Memoriam: Randall Lee Scott, Former Department Chair of Special Education and Habilitative Services

Randall Lee Scott, whose academic career at the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� spanned more than three decades, died Aug. 10, 2021. Read more

�Ͼ�Ʒ�� students Lisa Gilmore-Montero (left) and Courtney Harris have been awarded a Women in Computer Science scholarship for 2021.

_{August 18, 2021}

Women in Computer Science Scholarship Winners Announced

wo �Ͼ�Ʒ�� students have been selected to receive a Women in Computer Science Scholarship, which was created by alumna Sabrina Farmer, a vice president at Google. Read more

�Ͼ�Ʒ�� researchers’ analysis of sheepshead bones provides the earliest evidence of overfishing of the historically popular New Orleans fish. Most of the sheepshead bones analyzed in the study were recovered from archaeological sites in New Orleans, like this one at Passebon Cottage.

_{August 17, 2021}

This Historical Fish Tale Can Guide Future Conservation Policy, �Ͼ�Ʒ�� Researchers Say

Analysis of sheepshead bones by researchers at the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� has unearthed information they say can help guide policymakers facing the critical challenge of overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more

The Class of 2025 was welcomed to the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� during a new student convocation held Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 at Lakefront Arena.

_{August 13, 2021}

Class of 2025 Welcomed at New Student Convocation: ‘We are now part of a shared journey,’ President Nicklow

The �Ͼ�Ʒ�� returned to tradition on Friday by welcoming the Class of 2025 with a new student convocation held at the Lakefront Arena. Read more

Nancy Biggio, associate vice president for the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� Graduate School, has 20 years of higher education experience and has spent the last decade working in academic affairs.

_{August 11, 2021}

Nancy Biggio is New Associate VP For the Graduate School

Nancy Biggio, the new associate vice president for the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� Graduate School, Read more

�Ͼ�Ʒ�� alumnus Jim McCormick is a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling songwriter who has had No. 1 songs on the Billboard Country Charts.

_{August 9, 2021}

Alumnus Jim McCormick’s Songwriting Tops the Charts

At age 15, �Ͼ�Ʒ�� alumnus and Grammy-nominated songwriter Jim McCormick was playing a regular Tuesday night gig at a New Orleans bar called Jed’s on Oak Street. Read more

The Talent Search at the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� has received a $2.3 million federal grant.

_{August 9, 2021}

�Ͼ�Ʒ��’s Talent Search Program Receives $2.3M Federal Grant

The Talent Search Program at the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� has received a five-year, $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education Read more

Portia Gordon is the new director of counseling and health services at the �Ͼ�Ʒ��.

_{August 6, 2021}

‘We Are Here,’ Message to Campus from Portia Gordon, New Director of Counseling and Health Services

As Portia Gordon settles into her role as the new director of counseling and health services at the �Ͼ�Ʒ��, she has a very simple message for students. Read more