BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — A recent audit of college and university foundations in Louisiana shows several dozen across the state’s four higher education systems held more than $4 billion in assets in 2020. Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack…
NEW ORLEANS — From Delgado Community College: Delgado will confer degrees, diplomas and certificates to 1,111 graduating students on Tuesday, May 17, at 10 a.m. during Spring 2022 Commencement Exercises at the UNO Lakefront Arena. The Commencement Speaker will be…
NEW ORLEANS – From the University of Holy Cross: Two of the most popular academic programs at UHC have been awarded national accreditations. With the recent increase in the demand for skilled healthcare workers in the United States, UHC’s bachelor’s…
NEW ORLEANS – Students from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans’ six professional health schools will graduate during the institution’s 148th commencement on Thursday, May 19, 2019 at the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena. The event begins at 10…
NEW ORLEANS – From Xavier University of Louisiana: Transdev and Xavier University have announced the start of a formal partnership. Through an initiative led by Transdev’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, Xavier students now will have access to the public…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Six historically Black universities in five Southern states will be getting the first IBM cybersecurity centers aimed at training underrepresented communities, the company said. The schools are Xavier University of Louisiana, that state’s Southern University System,…
NEW ORLEANS — Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week’s top business stories: The owners of Clearview City Center announced that the 160,000-square-foot Target store located there has begun a “major” renovation that will introduce several new in-store…
METAIRIE, La. (press release) – Jefferson Ready Start Network announced today that the Jefferson Business Council and the Jefferson Community Foundation together have donated $45,000 towards the JRSN Future Fund that supports early child care and education in Jefferson Parish.…
NEW ORLEANS — Sean Payton, recently retired head coach of the New Orleans Saints, will deliver a keynote speech to graduates at the Loyola University New Orleans commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14 at the UNO Lakefront Arena. The event…
BATON ROUGE (press release) – Ready Louisiana Coalition members gathered Tuesday for the fourth annual Early Ed Day at the Capitol to call on legislators to invest $94 million in state funds in early care and education (ECE) programs to…
SILVER SPRING, Md. (press release) — Louisiana Public Broadcasting announced the renewal of its long-term partnership with Discovery Education, the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. LPB’s renewal of its 19-year collaboration with Discovery…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — A bill to create a Reading Education Savings Account Program for struggling students cleared the Louisiana Senate. Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 203, sponsored by Rep. Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell, with a vote of 24-13 to…
NEW ORLEANS — Special Education Leader Fellowship (SELF), a New Orleans-based nonprofit, announced the promotion of Nady Persons to program director of its Greater New Orleans Leader Fellowship. "Nady has demonstrated a keen understanding of our program and what it…
NEW ORLEANS – From Greater New Orleans Inc.: GNO Inc. has announced the open recruitment of the fourth cohort of its mechatronics apprenticeship training program. As part of the organization's GNOu initiative, this program is an apprenticeship including Elmer Chocolate,…
NEW ORLEANS – From Louisiana Economic Development: In a move designed to further prepare Louisiana’s workforce for high-paying high-tech jobs, Louisiana Economic Development announced it will engage Unity, a platform for creating and operating real-time 3D content, to assist higher…
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: The American Heart Association has awarded Tulane University researchers $940,000 to study how COVID-19 spurs vascular inflammation that may increase risks for blood clots and lingering symptoms of long COVID. The grant is one of…
NEW ORLEANS — From the University of New Orleans: UNO finance professor M. Kabir Hassan has been selected as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar for 2022-23. He said he will use his award to study small and medium-sized businesses in Saudi…
NEW ORLEANS – Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health will celebrate their inaugural Physician Assistant Program Class of 2022 on May 5 at Xavier’s University Center and on May 7 at Xavier’s Convocation Center. The 28-month, full-time graduate program,…
NEW ORLEANS – Belltower, a nonprofit organization committed to expanding postsecondary success for New Orleans public school graduates, has named Troavé Profice as its executive director. The former teacher and education executive will head up Belltower’s work to create and…
BATON ROUGE (press release) — The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children — a nonprofit organization focused on high-quality early education for all — has announced that Candace Weber, director of partnerships, was selected to participate in the Council for a…
NEW ORLEANS — Obatala Sciences has announced that Cecilia Sanchez will serve as its chief scientific officer and VP for research and development. Sanchez received her PhD in the laboratory of Dr. Pierre Chambon, an international leader in transcriptional biology…
NEW ORLEANS – From the New Orleans Career Center: High school students in the engineering/manufacturing pathway at New Orleans Career Center have designed a new use for part of the long-vacant Charity Hospital, thanks to the guidance of professionals in…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Urban League of Louisiana: The Urban League, in partnership with Capital One, will host its sixth cohort of Scale Up! Louisiana. This cohort is designated for small businesses in Terrebonne parish. Scale Up! Louisiana is…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Xavier University of Louisiana announced that it is entering the planning phase to establish a graduate school of health sciences and medical school. For decades, Xavier has consistently produced more African American students and students…
NEW ORLEANS — Greater New Orleans Inc. and Bank of America have released the 2021 Greater New Orleans Jobs Report examing the region’s job market, industry trends and workforce metrics. This is the latest installment in a series of annual…
NEW ORLEANS – From Xavier University: In celebration of National Minority Health Month, Xavier University of Louisiana is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with multinational pharmaceutical company Takeda that will help to further health equity efforts in New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane University has named Kimberly Gramm as the inaugural David and Marion Mussafer chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer. In this role, Gramm will lead the newly announced Tulane…
BATON ROUGE – From Louisiana Economic Development: Global technology giant IBM is partnering with LED FastStart to host an in-person career fair that connects qualified candidates to opportunities at the IBM Baton Rouge Client Innovation Center. The interview event will…
METAIRIE – In partnership with Start Early, Jefferson Ready Start Network has released results from a study of Jefferson Parish early care and education that makes the case for an increased supply of high-quality, accessible and affordable early learning services,…
NEW ORLEANS - Dr. Calvin Mackie, founder of STEM Global Action and STEM NOLA, received the Louisiana Association of Educators President's Award last week at the organization’s 45th annual Representative Assembly in Baton Rouge. LA said it honored Mackie for…
