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Dillard Student Becomes McCord Scholar |
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2013 Dillard University graduate Bridget Sisney has just been announced as a McCord Scholar, thanks to the generosity of the United Methodist Black College Fund. The Lina McCord scholars, selected from the 11 historically black United Methodist colleges and universities, are chosen by their chaplains and presidents. The student ambassadors are named for the fund’s longtime executive director, the late Lina H. McCord.
Read more about this scholarship on the umc.org website...
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Dillard Professor on Advocate Advisory Board |
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Dillard adjunct professor Erika McConduit has been named to The Advocate newspaper's New Orleans advisory board. The New Orleans-area community leaders will sit on a board to advise The Advocate’s owners and management on ways to improve the newspaper and tailor it to the tastes of New Orleanians.
Read more on theadvocate.com...
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New Orleans Universities Discuss Post Katrina Recovery at NCORE |
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Former Dillard president Dr. Marvalene Hughes discussed the devastation and recovery process of the institution post Katrina, at the 26th annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education. She was joined by presidents of Xavier, Tulane, Loyola, Southern and Howard Universities.
Read more in diverseeduation.com...
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Newly Funded Program Targets Single Parent Students |
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The nationally renowned Keys to Degrees residential program for single parents has been awarded a $700,000 grant for replication at Dillard University in New Orleans. With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the program will provide educational opportunities for enrolled student parents and their children together at Dillard University beginning in fall 2013.
“Our students have a need for a program like this, and we are absolutely excited to work with Endicott College to serve the needs of our single parents on campus,” said Dr. Kevin Bastian, Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Support Services, Dillard University.
Read more about this program on prweb.com...
and on americantowns.com...
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Dr. Beverly Wright Keynote at Rutgers University Climate Conference |
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Dillard's Dr. Beverly Wright, environmental justice advocate, author, civic leader, professor of Sociology and executive director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice at Dillard University was a keynote speaker. She pointed to the need to address risks to vulnerable populations, drawing upon experiences of displaced African-American and minority residents of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
Read more about it on mycentraljersey.com...
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