Dillard University’s plans for a new dormitory complex moved a step forward this week. The required zoning change for the site received the unanimous approval of the City Planning Commission. The site at 4101 Norman Mayer Ave. previously held the...
Food historian, educator, and author Zella Palmer will present her recently published “Recipes and Remembrances of Fair Dillard, 1869-2019” this Sunday, March 8. Using recipes and research, Palmer’s book documents the African American culinary history of New Orleans through the...
Criminal justice advocate Cyntoia Brown-Long, who was given a life sentence for killing a man who solicited her for sex, will speak at Dillard University President’s Lecture Series this Tuesday, Feb. 4. Brown-Long was convicted of aggravated robbery and first-degree...
by Camille Barnett With New Orleans respected around the world for its rich culinary culture, Zella Palmer wants to ensure its history is preserved and those who helped shape and inspire the city’s cultural identity are recognized. Palmer—educator, food historian,...
He has drawn political cartoons for newspapers, created his own comic books, and co-hosted on WBOK. Now Gentilly Sugar Hill resident John Slade is displaying his latest exhibiton, “Political Gastronomy 2019,” at the Dillard University Art Gallery. John Barnes, assistant...
Award-winning author, poet, and Dillard University graduate Jericho Brown will be the final speaker for the Dillard University President’s Brain Food Lecture Series. Brown, a Shreveport, LA native and Guggenheim Fellowship award winner, will revisit his alma mater on Wednesday,...
from Dillard University Dillard University received $250,000 from AT&T for its College of Business in honor of the retirement of alumna Joyce Roche, who served on the AT&T Board of Directors. The college will use the funds for curriculum development,...
Dillard University raised a record $1.1 million from trustees, alumni, faculty, staff, and the local community. The night included celebrity performer Patti Labelle and mistress of ceremonies/Trustee Lana “MC Lyte” Moorer. The net proceeds will go to the university’s Student...
WDSU-TV aired a special hour-long presentation on Saturday, June 15 commemorating Dillard University and its historical impact over 150 years. “Chronicle: Dillard Celebrating 150 Years and Beyond” was hosted by WDSU News Anchor Christina Watkins and features alumnus Malik Bartholomew...
Dillard University unveiled their new stormwater management system Tuesday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the university’s Gentilly campus. These upgrades include larger subsurface drainage, bio-swale detention storage features, and the improvement of the Mandolin Canal and discharge pipe into the...
The National Science Foundation awarded a five-year, $1.25 million HBCU-UP grant to Dillard University. The grant is in support of Improving minority participation and completion through STEM initiative. It will help increase the number of students applying to the institution’s...
from Dillard University Dillard University will hold its 83rd Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at 8 a.m, on the historic Avenue of The Oaks. Dillard is elated to announce that Regina Hall will be the 2019 Commencement Speaker. Hall is...
