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Dr. Michael Lomax with Dr. Walter Kimbrough and Dr. Robert Collins

Photo: Sabree Hill/Dillard University.

Peyback Foundation endows scholarship to Dillard

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Computer science junior Trent Dalcourt pens blog post for Microsoft Ignite 2020 Humans of IT student ambassador program

Dillard University Police Department chief Angela Honora

Dillard names Angela Honora chief of police

Dillard signs MOU with Nicholls State for MBA program

Dillard ranked one of the "50 Most Beautiful College Campuses"

As New Orleans continues to reopen, COVID-19 continues to threaten African Americans thanks to diabetes article finds

Dillard places first in National HBCU Stock Market Challenge

Dillard University alumnus Jericho Brown '98 wins the Pulitzer Prize in poetry

Drs. Corey Hebert, Amy Lesen and Peter Fos

Hébert, Lesen, Fos named to COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force

Dillard minority health researcher, biology professor Amy Lesen visits "CBS Evening News" to discuss health disparities in the South

Food Studies program featured in USA Today's 2020 agriculture issue

Times-Picayune/Advocate photo of Dillard University chief medical officer Corey Hebert

Photo: Hilary Scheinuk/The Times-Picayune | The Advocate
Hébert: 'Protect Louisiana's vulnerable African Americans'

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STORIES FROM THE OAKS

Black Philanthropy: Dillard's Silent Hero

Dillard Humanities: Masterpiece and brilliance

Students join nation's protests against racial injustices

Nick Harris keeps DU connected through COVID

First androgynous woman walks in DU's coronation

The "Cachinbona" life of Flor Martinez

Leah Rouege and New Orleans' Instafamous subculture

Father's Day

Defining Motherhood

Seantrell's Story

DarLinda's Story

DU in the News

Dillard among several liberal arts colleges included in technology grants

Alumnus Baker discusses how the Louisiana Weekly gives context to the Black experience in news

Saloy discusses resilience through words in the wake of Hurricane Katrina

Alumnus Floyd Wilson Jr. discusses 47-year-old police bill of rights with The Washington Post

The New Orleans Tribune recounts legacies of Straight College's Walter L. Cohen and James Madison Vance Jr.

Dillard School of STEM, an example of "empowering success"

Collins talks to The Lens about local wedding venue's COVID-19 restrictions violations

President Kimbrough quoted by Los Angeles Times about Kamala Harris VP nomination

Ray Charles director Palmer talks Black chefs, program with Gambit

Alumna Benjamin awarded 2020 Laurel Award for Dedication to Community Service

A.D. Barnes talks leadership advancement as a Black woman with WGNO-TV

President Kimbrough joins local university presidents for equity in higher education discussion

Sigur discusses Apple, Dillard coding partnership

Alumna Friedman to host "Chicago Tonight: Black Voices"

Dallas Weekly profiles alumna and banking executive Cassandra McKinney

For HBCUs, the coronavirus pandemic hits especially close to home

Film student Peters "chases his passion"

President Kimbrough on how COVID-19 will change higher education

Collins: Mayor's new texting service could be providing valuable data

Broady discusses Black families' struggles during pandemic with The New York Times

Esmail on Dixie Beer name change

DU junior battling COVID-19: "Don't let your guard down"

Lumina Foundation: "Dillard University students rise to the challenge"

Significance of Juneteenth - Dr. Eva Baham

Chief Medical Officer Hébert hosts video series on sickle cell anemia

Alumna Alves named Bradford & Barthel LLP chief diversity officer

Esmail talks race relations on Juneteenth

Alumna McNeal first African American woman on American Express's executive committee

The Washington Post quotes President Kimbrough on president's HBCU claims

Broady one of 19 Black economists celebrated on Juneteenth

Esmail discusses "pivotal shift in societal views on race"

Collins: Renaming Jefferson Davis Parkway a sign of city council being "responsive to the will of the people"

Esmail: Policing policies terminology needs to be more "forceful"

Alumna Roberts named Xavier Exponential director

Alumnus Atwood brings Houston its first hip hop museum

President Kimbrough on COVID-19's exacerbating inequities in higher education

Alumna Fleming named Florida SouthWestern State College dean of education

Dean Broady talks BLS jobs report on #RolandMartinUnfiltered

Words matter for college presidents, but so will actions

President Kimbrough discusses Black college graduates' COVID, civil unrest struggles

Esmail: Harmony between NOPD, protesters influenced by several factors

President Kimbrough discusses future of HBCUs in New Orleans with the Kresge Foundation

Alumna Kopylov named to Posse Foundation national board

Alumna Domingue-Glover talks actors' struggles amid COVID-19

Palmer: New Orleans restaurants "essential to our community"

VP Barnes on police brutality and racism in the wake of George Floyd's death

Alumna Astasia Williams talks life as Washington Redskins social media manager

Reflections in Black: Dillard alumna Samella Lewis

HBCUs after COVID-19: Sheen exclusive with President Kimbrough

Esmail discusses COVID-related financial difficulties for low-income workers

President Kimbrough talks fall 2020 amid COVID-19 with The Atlantic

Saloy comments on roots of jazz funerals as COVID-19 silences tradition

Alumna, DU 40 Under 40 recipient Mitchell selected MyNewOrleans.com Top Female Achiever

Hebert, Lesen, Fos named to COVID task force

Fos, Lesen discuss COVID racial disparities with columnist Sutton

AD Barnes discusses future of college athletics, institutions amid COVID

Columnist Sutton on COVID disparities: "Lesen...tried to warn us."

Alumnus Raj Smoove's online DJ sets create social connection

Hébert: "Protect La.'s vulnerable African Americans"

Lesen visits "CBS Evening News" to discuss COVID disparities

Nursing, Community Relations make PPE donations

Lesen: COVID disparities "produced by policy"

Environmental journalism professor cites Lesen

La. Budget Project cites Lesen

AD Barnes featured as P.O.W.E.R.ful women series

Collins discusses governor's COVID federal disaster declaration

Food Studies featured in USA Today's agriculture issue

Hébert: 10 things for African Americans to protect themselves from COVID

SAFE Fund featured example of how HBCUs try to minimize student debt

President Kimbrough examines Trump's claim to have saved HBCUs

Report: HBCUs produce higher income, more prosperity for students

President Kimbrough: "Missouri effect" part of HBCU enrollment increase

Alumnus Lynn leverages Facebook employment to help small businesses

AD Barnes on athletics' post-Katrina return: "Hiring, trust and relationships are everything."

Report: HBCUs produce more upwardly mobile graduates than PWIs

Alumna Bolden recognized by National AfterSchool Association

AT&T donates $250,000 to College of Business

Kimbrough joins star-studded panel at Essence Fest to discuss HBCUs' helping close nation's economic divide

President Kimbrough featured on MyNewOrleans.com in style

University receives $1.25M for STEM research

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Computer science major Dalcourt: HBCU Student Ambassador Voices: My Journey in Trusting the Process

Dean Broady: We Shall Overcome: HBCUs > COVID-19

Alumnus Daniel: The Talk: What I Must Teach My Black Son About Living in America

President Kimbrough: In troubled times, HBCUs are leading the way

Board Chair Jones: A Center for Racial Justice at Dillard, Where Black Lives Have Always Mattered

President Kimbrough: No More Statements

AD Barnes: Diversity & Inclusion Is Everybody's Business (p. 80)

President Kimbrough: A Fall Unlike Any I Have Seen

Turner: How I transitioned my college algebra course to digital platforms

Fos white paper: COVID-19: A Health Disparity Preliminary Findings

Lesen: Coronavirus will exacerbate existing health inequities

Kimbrough: Real rivalry between New Orleans and Atlanta should extend beyond the gridiron

VP Barnes: The road to HBCU self-sustainability

Kimbrough: How alternative facts can create fake HBCU news