The 2012 Justice Revius O. Ortique Jr. Lecture Series guest speaker Michelle Alexander, speaks out about the "War on Drugs" and its direct connection to mass incarceration. Times-Picayune columnist Jarvis DeBerry writes about the Dillard University lecture and and his own personal findings on Michelle Alexander's topic of mass incarceration of males in the African American community.

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Dillard Accounting Professor Kem Washington knows a thing or two about tax audits. As a former Internal Revenue Service agent, she has first-hand knowledge of how small businesses are chosen for audit and how to properly handle one.

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Dillard University will host several film screenings and lectures as part of the 2012 Social Change Film Festival.

SCFFI features five days of films, panels, workshops, and special events to inspire a global community focused on expanding the reach of conscious social change film and media. SCFFI chooses an annual theme that is explored throughout the festival’s events in order to raise awareness about critical social, environmental, and political issues. The theme for the 2012 festival is Water: Challenges & Solutions.

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A home cooked meal at Thanksgiving is something every student should have. Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough and family offered his home to several Dillard students who weren't able to travel home to be with family.

"We knew there were students who needed a place for Thanksgiving dinner and we decided we would host a group," said Dr. Kimbrough.

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