Dillard alumnus and recent Champions of the American Dream recipient Preston J. Edwards Sr. has announced he will publish his last print edition of The Black Collegian. Created in 1970, the magazine provided college students with information on opportunities that have allowed them to navigate the corporate world from entry-level opportunities, to exploring ways to advance to top levels in their careers.

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Dillard University presents a special encore performance of the 2013 success, "Dreamgirls" on Thursday, May 9, 2013. The highly anticipated event takes place in Lawless Chapel and will feature original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Holliday.

Read more about the show in LouisianaWeekly.com...

or in theadvocate.com... 

theadvocate.com...entertainment page

or on nola.com...

Board of Trustee Chairwoman Joyce Roche talks about the challenges facing HBCUs and other educational institutions in an article in Education News. Roche was a co-facilitator at one of several workshops including "Governance Challenges Confronting HBCU Boards and Presidents: Financial Stress, Competition and Mission Relevance” at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges' annual meeting.

Read more about the event on educationviews.org...

Dillard President Dr. Walter Kimbrough discusses the importance of attending college in The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

"Colleges are places where students learn and grow through intellectual collisions in and out of class, with professors, staff, and peers, and where the community comes for similar experiences," says Dr. Kimbrough. 

Or to modify a popular commercial: "College collisions? Priceless."

Read more about the importance of college on the chronicle.com...