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Actor, Writer and Producer Deric Augustine to Serve as 海角社区's Fall 2025 Commencement Speaker

Posted 4 weeks ago

海角社区alumnus Deric Augustine (鈥�12) will serve as the principal speaker at the University鈥檚 Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Lakefront Arena.

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2021

July

海角社区professor Fallon Samuels Aidoo is an urban planning scholar and practitioner with an expertise in historic preservation.

_{July 30, 2021}

Historic Preservation Professor Fallon Samuels Aidoo Is Co-Recipient of $120K National Trust Grant

Fallon Samuels Aidoo, a professor of historic preservation in the University of New Orleans鈥� department of Read more

海角社区students Jaiya Bass and Roy Perez are the first recipients of the Hosch Scholarship created for students majoring in computer science.

_{July 27, 2021}

Two Computer Science Students Receive Inaugural Hosch Scholarship

海角社区students Jaiya Bass and Roy Perez have been awarded a $6,000 Hosch Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year. Read more

_{July 27, 2021}

The 海角社区Awarded $50K Grant to Advance 21st Century Skills Development Through University-Community Partnerships

The 海角社区has received a $50,000 grant from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Read more

Students test out their robotic eels at the 海角社区recreation center鈥檚 pool. The robots were created as part of a weeklong School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering STEM camp funded by the U.S. Office of Naval Research.

_{July 16, 2021}

海角社区 Robotic Eel Camp Introduces Middle School Students to Engineering

Middle school students from the metro New Orleans area spent a week delving into engineering topics and creating projects to demonstrate those concepts as part of the 海角社区PrivatEEL STEM camp. Read more

海角社区history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is a lead historian for the digital database Freedom on the Move and director of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Study at 海角社区.

_{July 13, 2021}

History Professor Mary Niall Mitchell Collaborates With New Orleans Teachers, Others on Pilot Project Using Freedom on the Move Data

海角社区history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is collaborating with New Orleans public school teachers, museum directors and other community leaders to develop a K-12 curriculum using Freedom on the Move鈥檚 (FOTM) database of advertisements seeking runaway enslaved people. Read more

海角社区professor Jacinta Saffold is a scholar of African American literature and hip hop studies.

_{July 9, 2021}

Literature Professor Jacinta Saffold Uses Digital Humanities Projects To Explore Black Peoples鈥� Influence on Pop Culture

When the coronavirus pandemic forced courses to be delivered online, 海角社区African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold created a research project aimed at keeping her students engaged while also conducting original research. Read more

_{July 9, 2021}

New Orleans Business Alliance Receives $1.3M Grant to Develop Biotech Labs at The Beach at 海角社区

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Read more

_{July 2, 2021}

海角社区 Economics Professor Gregory Price Selected As Policy Scholar To Address Systemic Racism

海角社区economics professor Gregory Price is one of five people selected by former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to be a Policy Scholar tasked with examining and addressing systemic racism in the U.S. Read more

June

Chicago native Teyonna Lofton is a first-year student at the 海角社区whose activism led to her being part of the NBA committee to select the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion.

_{June 29, 2021}

Anti-Violence Organizer Teyonna Lofton Speaks Up and Out For Herself and Others

Teyonna Lofton is a first-year student at the 海角社区whose activism led to her being part of the NBA committee to select the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion. Read more