An award-winning production designer and cinematographer are coming to Dillard University to speak about their crafts. The Dillard community is invited to listen to Spike Lee collaborators Sharon Seymour and Kerwin DeVonish share stories and offer suggestions to future filmmakers in Georges Auditorium, this month.

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It is with great sadness that we report a promising young Dillard student, Marguerite Washington was shot and killed on Monday, October 1, 2012. The incoming freshman was visiting with her boyfriend and was the victim of a violent crossfire.

Services for Marguerite will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2012. Visitation will begin at  9 a.m., with the funeral held at 11 a.m. at First Grace United Methodist Church, 3401 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA.

Read more about remembering Marguerite in President Kimbrough's blog...

Another first for another Dillard alumnus -The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has its first black chief judge. Monday is Judge Carl E. Stewart's first day as chief judge of the New Orleans-based appeals court. The Shreveport resident succeeds Judge Edith H. Jones, who stepped down from the post.

Read more about this appointment on nola.com...

A gathering of black leaders and HBCU presidents meet in Washington, D.C. next week for the White House Initiative on Black Colleges conference. Much of their discussion will be about HBCU presidential vacancies and potential candidates. Dillard's Dr. Walter Strong is mentioned as a highly sought prospect for a top position as a president of an HBCU.

Read more about the conference here...