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Miss Louisiana 2012 Visits Evacuated Dillard Students |
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 Miss Louisiana 2012 Lauren Vizza, in connection with Raising Cane’s, provided students of Dillard University dinner Wednesday night. Hundreds of students evacuated New Orleans on Tuesday and are being housed on the campus.
“We’re so grateful,” said Jakarah Porter, Student Government Association president. “On behalf of Dillard University and behalf of the student body we really appreciate it, it was a very kind gesture.”
Read more about the evacuated Dillard students...
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Dillard Makes Another Top 100 List |
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 Dillard University makes Washington Monthly magazine's top 100 in its 2012 liberal arts college rankings, based on schools’ contribution to the public good in three broad categories (social mobility, research, and service).
Each school was evaluated in three main categories: social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students); research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs); and service (encouraging students to give something back to their country).
Read more here...
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Dillard University Discusses Hurricane Preparedness |
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 Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough discusses hurricane preparedness with Inside Higher Education.
Most colleges made the decision Sunday, before the storm had moved in, to cancel classes Tuesday and Wednesday – the storm’s slow movement later forced officials to shut down campuses Thursday and Friday, too – to give students time to get out. Only Dillard University required students to evacuate.
“I think we made the right call in sending students away so they wouldn’t have to be there in the heat not having power, because I think people in the city now are frustrated with that,” Kimbrough said. “But we need to have a much broader plan to think, ‘What do we do in a situation that is not a category three or four?’
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President Kimbrough Talks Parenting Style |
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Dillard President Dr. Walter Kimbrough is featured in the Fall 2012 issue of Modern Parent magazine.
"I think in terms of students starting to value education and learning, the earlier they start makes it easier for them to become confident in themselves as students so higher education is something they can inspire to and be successful," he says.
Read about his parenting style and why emphasizes teaching the value of education at an early age.
Read more here...
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President Kimbrough on the Value of a Major |
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 Dillard President Dr. Walter Kimbrough shares his thoughts on the value of certain majors in college.
The humanities fields, which speak to the human condition, are viewed as less valuable because they don't generate enough money. But I ask, "Enough money for what?"
Read more of this commentary on the United Methodist Church website www.umc.org.
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