Dillard University’s Office of Academic Affairs has named a New Orleans native as a valedictorian to be honored Saturday (May 13) during Dillard’s 2023 commencement. Erica Woodridge is one of five to receive the distinction of valedictorian in Dillard’s 2023...
Dillard University’s inaugural baseball team won the 2023 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship on Sunday in Jackson, Mississippi. The team, who entered the tournament as the second seed, played five games in three days in the cold rain — defeating...
Arts, books, and music / colleges / concerts / Events
by Gentilly Messenger · Published April 17, 2023 · Last modified April 16, 2023
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, 5276 Bullard Ave. The choir will feature 40 voices from across the...
colleges / Good Works / Weather
by Gentilly Messenger · Published March 29, 2023 · Last modified April 1, 2023
Dillard University has begun a supply drive to benefit the citizens of Rolling Fork, Mississippi. one of the towns devastated by the tornado that ripped through Mississippi on Friday (March 24). Rolling Rock was chosen not only because it was...
Dillard’s School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) is hosting an open house workshop for middle school students. The Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program will be held Saturday (March 25) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dillard’s...
Theatre UNO will present “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” a play by actor and comedian Steve Martin, at the Robert E. Nims Theatre on UNO’s campus from Wednesday (March 8) through March 18. Directed by David W. Hoover, “Picasso at...
Dillard University has moved forward with a plan to offer a master’s degree in nursing, a major step for the four-year private liberal arts institution. More graduate level programs are expected in the future. The Southern Association of Colleges and...
The New Orleans Police Department’s Intelligence Division, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, UNO Police and the U.S. Marshals worked in concert to arrest 22-year-old Karam Mohammed Alhatel in connection with terrorizing, stalking and unlawful disruption of the operation of a school....
The University of New Orleans will close Monday as the college’s Department of Public Security continues to investigate a possible threat to the campus, UNO President John Nicklow announced Sunday (Nov 20) in an email to the UNO community. Nicklow...
This week is jam-packed for Dillard University, with plans Tuesday (Nov. 15) to host Dr. Joycelyn Elders for a fireside chat to kick off the college’s Minority Health & Health Equity Research Program’s lecture series. On Thursday, the annual Ortique...
Dillard University’s Office of Community and Church Relations has received a $10,000 grant to create a community garden at Bethany United Methodist Church in Pontchartrain Park and to conduct four community health fairs and six healthy cooking demonstrations. A community...
Dillard University has announced its eighth president will be Rochelle L. Ford, currently the dean of Elon University’s School of Communications. Ford will assume her role as president July 1. At Elon she leads more than 80 faculty and 1,500...
