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Moving the Needle Forward on Legal Diversity

Now entering into its fourth year, the Dillard University Center for Law and Public Interest Pre-Law program is furthering its goal to move the needle on diversity in legal education and ultimately, the legal profession.

March 28, 2019

HBCUs

Governing HBCUs for the Future

More scrutiny has been placed on administrative practices, presidential turnover and board of trustees’ decision-making and presidential relations. Historically and contemporarily, this conversation has centered on the HBCU presidency. However, as we move into the HBCU community’s next great era, it is imperative that current ideas around leadership be broadened to include all parties that strategically plan and make decisions for HBCUs.

November 4, 2018

News Roundup

Dillard’s College of Nursing Honors 75 Years of Producing Nurses

Dillard University College of Nursing will be honored for 75 years of instructing and producing some of the nation’s first African-American nurses, with an open celebration scholarship gala in the Marriott New Orleans Downtown Convention Center. The event will take place on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m. “We are proud to be at this […]

October 10, 2018

HBCUs

Summit Helps HBCU Students Prepare for Law School

ATLANTA—Several hundred students from historically Black colleges and universities across the nation gathered at Emory University  over the weekend to hear from experienced lawyers and current law school students about attending law school. Now in its 5th year, the annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo was created to address the unique challenges and […]

September 15, 2018

HBCUs

For Many, HBCU Mergers and Closures Are Not an Option

As colleges and universities celebrate the beginning of another school year filled with promise and anticipation for many administrators, teachers, behind-the-scenes staffers and students, the excitement masks a growing sense of anxiety – especially among historically Black colleges and universities.

August 15, 2018

News Roundup

Dillard University Creates Urban Water Management Certificate Program

Beginning this fall, Dillard University will start the Urban Water Management Certificate Program, the first of its kind in the state of Louisiana. The program is designed to train students hoping to apply for water management jobs in private industries and through government agencies. Urban Water Management encompasses the control, development, design and application of […]

August 8, 2018

LGBTQ+

HBCU Leaders Push to Make their Campuses More LGBTQ Inclusive

Creating better inclusion for LGBTQ students at historically Black colleges and universities was the focus of the second annual “Historically Black Colleges and Universities Leadership Summit on LGBTQ Inclusion for University Presidents and Senior Executives” hosted by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

July 11, 2018

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Black Students, College Choice and HBCUs: Enrolling the Next Generation

In 2017, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) saw an increase in freshman student enrollment and substantial increases in enrollment for a small number of HBCUs, including North Carolina A & T State University, Kentucky State University and Spelman College.

June 27, 2018

HBCUs

Simmons’ Presidency Ushers in New Era for Prairie View

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons took the mantle this weekend as the first woman and eighth president of Prairie View A&M University, marking the special occasion with the creation of a $100,000 scholarship to honor her parents.

April 22, 2018

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Chance the Rapper to Address Dillard University’s 2018 Grads

Grammy Award-winning artist Chance the Rapper will deliver this year’s commencement address to graduates of Dillard University in New Orleans. The school’s 82nd Commencement ceremonies for more than 200 graduates will be held Saturday, May 12, at 8 a.m. on the campus’ historic Avenue of the Oaks. Dillard President Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough says Chance […]

April 9, 2018

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Selecting Commencement Speakers: A Political Minefield

In this hyper-polarized environment, students in the class of 2018 may find themselves without a commencement speaker who has strong views on political or social issues. Many administrators are struggling to identify orators who will be welcomed by the campus community without provoking protests.

March 6, 2018

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Expected Blockbuster Film ‘Black Panther’ Poised to Challenge Racial Assumptions

His “Black Panther” fandom stretches back to Dr. Greg Carr’s boyhood, with him dashing inside a neighborhood store to snag the latest edition of that barrier-busting Marvel comics series about a caped, cat-masked superhero hailing from a fictionalized, self-determining African nation.

February 15, 2018