Dillard says goodbye to a former faculty member and First Lady, Lillian Butler. The wife of former President Dr. Broadus-Nathaniel Butler, Lillian was a strong advocate of higher education and the arts and supported many students on their journeys through higher education.

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Dillard President Dr. Walter Kimbrough was a keynote speaker at the 10th Annual Division of Student Affairs research symposium, held at the University of Michigan. President Kimbrough shared the success of the Black Male Initiative Program he helped create at Philander Smith. Under the program, students gained greater social skills and connected with mentors.

Read more about the symposium in the michicangdaily.com...

Dillard alumnus Jericho Brown '98, will be part of the Summer Poetry Reading Series at the University of Georgia. Held from June 6 -13, the event features a week of poetry reading and discussion of the poetry craft. Brown's first collection of poetry, “Please,” won the 2009 American Book Award. Brown is the recipient of the 2009-10 Bunting Fellowship from the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University and a Whiting Writer’s Award.

Read more about this event at onlineathens.com...

Dillard President Dr. Walter Kimbrough looks back on his first year at the university and shares some insights on the job done, and the future for Dillard.

"The continuing revival, Kimbrough said, is a multifaceted process that will involve increasing efficiency; determining how big Dillard should be; touting the more-celebrated disciplines, such as nursing and physics; and enhancing the reputation of closeness and mutual support for which historically black colleges like Dillard have been renowned."

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