Monday, March 20, 2023
File photo provided by Bryson Thomas/Courtbouillon Brianna Thomas (left) proudly takes the stage as her "self-portrait" designs are shown off on the runway during the Emerging Designers competition Thursday, Sept. 26 at New Orleans Fashion Week, held at New Orleans Board of Trade. NEW ORLEANS (October 18, 2019) –Brianna Thomas, […]
Anthony Jackson/Courtbouillon SGA President Traelon Rogers, left, inducts newly elected freshmen into office Sept. 13 in the Student Union Ballroom. From left are Jerika Edwards, president; DeAndre Bell II, vice president; Natalie Linney, secretary; Ayriah Barr, senator; Chandler McBride, Miss Freshman; and Spencer Jones, Mr. Freshman. (The glare from the […]
Note: This story has been updated to include how much was raised last year and to correct the number of DU students participating. NEW ORLEANS (September 26, 2019) – Dillard University is hoping to match or exceed its participation for the 32nd annual UNCF New Orleans 5K Walk-Run for Education […]
NEW ORLEANS (March 29, 2019) – A senior biology major from Monroe was named “most improved” as she and 14 other Dillard students were recognized for completing the first ultimate spring break Biggest Loser Challenge hosted by Curvy Girlz on Feb. 28 in Georges Auditorium. In addition to Hannah Freeman […]
Glenn Rebert II/Courtbouillon Students get coached in fine dining at two restaurants recently. Braxton Williams, a sophomore from Los Angeles, talks with other students and the owner of Coquette restaurant, an upscale restaurant on Magazine Street on March 13. NEW ORLEANS (March 29, 2019) – Fine china on linen tablecloths. […]
NEW ORLEANS (February 15, 2019) – A Los Angeles freshman and Dallas junior will star as the young and older 19th-century black journalist Ida B. Wells in the play “Ida B. ‘n the Lynching Tree” for the next two weekends in Cook Theatre. The production will be held at 7:30 […]
India Walton/Courtbouillon Sophmore Makeda Royal of Birmingham, Ala., purchases blue book in preparation for the ENG199 Writing Proficiency Exam. NEW ORLEANS (February 15, 2019) – Some 325 students have registered for the ENG199 Writing Proficiency Exam, set for 3 p.m. Friday, March 15, in Georges Auditorium, and English faculty are […]
Austin Aubert/Courtbouillon Yoga instructor Lorraine Calcagno strikes a warrior pose. NEW ORLEANS (February 15, 2019) – Six Dillard students gathered on a recent Wednesday evening to learn yoga poses such as the tree and the warrior with calming music in a dim setting on the third floor of the Student […]
NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 30, 2018) – A women’s initiative to educate, empower and evolve Dillard females has begun its second season through the Student Success office. The NYTOA Circle, Swahili for “star,” is an initiative rather than a student group or club, according to Dr. Danette Saylor, assistant vice president […]
NEW ORLEANS (November 9, 2018) – Two new clubs – Curvy Girlz and the DU Chapter of NAACP – have been added this semester to the roster of official Dillard student organizations, which now total 61. Curvy Girlz, founded by Camryn Johnson, promotes body positivity for men and women of […]