For a second year, students in Dillard University’s Legal Education Advancing Diversity (L.E.A.D.) Program will reveal the law schools they plan to attend. Eight students will reveal their selections Wednesday, April 12 at 11 a.m. in the Harold and Rhea Lucien Pavilion located in the Professional Schools and Sciences Building at Dillard’s National Law School Signing Day.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit Dillard University to participate in an event at 11 a.m., April 11 in Georges Auditorium in the Professional Schools and Sciences Building. Sherman will speak with students about U.S. foreign policy, how U.S. foreign policy is made stronger through diversity, and careers and paid student programs at the U.S. Department of State.
The Center for Racial Justice will host former United States Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen on Monday, April 10 at 6 p.m. in Georges Auditorium in the Professional Schools and Sciences Building.
Dillard University’s Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center (MHHERC) is partnering with Tulane University’s A Studio in the Woods (ASITW) to host the Inspiring Health Justice student-showcase on Thursday, April 13 at 5 p.m. in Cook Theatre.
Dillard University’s Office of Community and Church Relations is offering residents an opportunity to learn and fellowship during its Smartphone Technology Classes and Senior Citizens’ Luncheon that will happen in April.
The Dillard University Concert Choir will render its Annual Spring Concert on Sunday, April 30 at 3 p.m. The concert will be held at Cornerstone United Methodist Church, located at 5276 Bullard Avenue, where Dr. Johnathan Richardson is pastor.
The Dillard University Concert Choir will render its Annual Spring Concert on Sunday, April 30 at 3 p.m. The concert will be held at Cornerstone United Methodist Church, located at 5276 Bullard Avenue, where Dr. Johnathan Richardson is pastor.
The Center for Racial Justice will host former United States Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen on Monday, April 10 at 6 p.m. in Georges Auditorium in the Professional Schools and Sciences Building.
Dillard University’s Office of Community and Church Relations is offering residents an opportunity to learn and fellowship during its Smartphone Technology Classes and Senior Citizens’ Luncheon that will happen in April.
For a second year, students in Dillard University’s Legal Education Advancing Diversity (L.E.A.D.) Program will reveal the law schools they plan to attend. Eight students will reveal their selections Wednesday, April 12 at 11 a.m. in the Harold and Rhea Lucien Pavilion located in the Professional Schools and Sciences Building at Dillard’s National Law School Signing Day. The event will also be streamed on Dillard Live. The L.E.A.D. Program is housed in the Dillard University Pre-Law Program.
At a faith-based institution, a role that can go unnoticed, but serves an important purpose, is that of the chaplain. What exactly is a chaplain’s role and how does the chaplain help students through their college journeys? Rev. Herbert Brisbon III, Dillard University’s chaplain, joins the podcast to discuss how he serves the University community, even doing his part in student retention.
Dillard University has partnered with Warner Chappell Music (WCM) to offer students exclusive access to hands-on training from music industry executives during a Sync Summit that will take place on Dillard’s campus April 11-13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Dillard University Cheer Devils earned the first competitive win in Dillard’s history at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Battle in the Big Easy that took place at Xavier University on Feb 9, 2023.
Malik Bartholomew ‘04 has been appointed as the new Archives & Special Collections Assistant for the William Alexander Library. Bartholomew stepped into his role earlier this month. He will collect, preserve and protect the historical items and documents of the University. Bartholomew will also be responsible for assisting individuals with historical projects about Dillard.
In the March 20 article about a homicide at Florida Avenue and New Orleans Street, the first line read, “A woman was shot dead Sunday afternoon near Dillard University, according to the New Orleans Police Department.”
Have you ever thought about what it would feel like to have your own month? A special month that celebrates and honors your amazingness. A spectacular month that happens every year and is never forgotten. Well, ladies, I have to tell you all a little secret…Stop dreaming so much because we all have our month and it is Women’s History Month in March.
Dillard’s School of STEM will host an open house workshop for the upcoming Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program on Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dillard’s campus in the Professional Schools and Sciences Building (PSB).
The City of New Orleans has been divided in one way or another since its earliest days. In the early 1800s, French Creoles settled in the area now called the French Quarter. Anglo Americans settled on the other side of Canal Street in the area now called the Central Business District.
The Department of Theatre at Dillard University is presenting its spring 2023 production, “Knock Me a Kiss,” in the Samuel DuBois Cook Theatre two weekends. The first weekend is March 10-13, and the second weekend is 17-19. The Friday and Saturday productions begin at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday matinées are at 3 p.m. In its historic 88th season, Dillard Theatre is the first degree-granting theatre program at an HBCU.
Dillard University has received a $700,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a multi-year project in collaboration with the Dillard University Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture. Dillard was selected after a rigorous and competitive grant proposal, interview and selection process. The grant entitled, “Higher Learning Through Humanities in Food Studies,” will help strengthen research, food studies, community programming and fellowships. Dillard’s selection makes the University a primary and intellectual hub of a national network, strengthening its legacy as a leader in liberal arts education.
In January, a group of Louisiana leaders met with representatives of the White House Office of Public Engagement to discuss the Biden administration’s initiative, Communities in Action: Building a Better Louisiana.
Dillard University has begun its move back to campus, as the University recovers from a power outage that occurred early on the morning of February 26. The phased move back to campus began with University leaders returning to their offices March 1. Today, residents of Williams Hall and Straight Hall are returning to their rooms. Residents of Camphor-Hartzell Hall will return March 3.
Adrian Guy Anderson, Dillard University’s assistant vice president of development and alumni relations has announced that she will be moving on to future career opportunities. A 2001 alumna of Dillard, Anderson joined her alma mater as director of alumni relations in 2008.
Tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and the only Black man to win the Wimbledon and the U.S. and Australian Opens, died of complications from AIDS in 1993. After being diagnosed with AIDS, Ashe spent the remainder of his life raising awareness about the disease. That sentiment remains for Dillard University’s tennis teams who paid tribute to Ashe during World AIDS Day by handcrafting a quilt to memorialize the groundbreaking athlete. The quilt display, which shows the names of other Brown and Black lives lost to the disease, is a call to action to disrupt systemic and social justice issues that impact health disparities.
Dr. William Sutton Sr. ‘53 and Leatrice Hubbard Sutton’s ‘53 love story began on Dillard’s gleaming white and spacious green campus in the late 1940s. The two first generation college students were unaware that the union they formed at Dillard would be the foundation for a family legacy that would impact several generations.
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