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Dillard to vie for national championship of 32nd Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, America’s premier HBCU academic competition
Hundreds of study hours and intense preparation have paid off for a team of

Dillard’s ‘Tales of Wakanda’ event highlights wonderment of Afrofuturism
William Shelton had an active imagination as a child, but there was a

Meet Me At The Altar: Dillard Alumni Finding Love On The Oaks In A Digital Age
Donté and Sondriahn Smallwood met as freshmen at Dillard University and fell in

Jay H. Banks ’82: Love for His Community
In continuing our “History Made, History in the Making” Black History Month series,

Jay H. Banks ’82: Public Servant
For Black History Month 2021, Dillard University is celebrating “History Made, History in

Where the Money Resides: Miss Dillard Kaylan Tanner ‘21 Talks Slaying Grades While Managing Hair Care Business
Kaylan Tanner ‘21 serves as the 85th Miss Dillard University and is known

Dillard Dining partners with Black-owned yoga studio to relieve student stress
End of the semester finals can be stressful for students, more so now

“The Best Local HBCU”: Married non-traditional students on why Dillard was an easy choice
In today’s higher education landscape, non-traditional students are increasingly becoming the new norm


Joyce Roché ‘70 drops sage advice on combating imposter syndrome
Dillard alum Joyce Roché ‘70, has had a fulfilling and thriving career. The