NEW ORLEANS (February 21, 2022) – The concern that in-person learning is too risky is lessening for some Dillard University professors as the number of new COVID cases in Louisiana declines. “Omicron had me concerned,” said Corinne Clements-Russo, a mass communication instructor. “However, now that we know more about it, […]
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Safety precautions remain as student organizations host in-person events
NEW ORLEANS (February 21, 2022) – Dillard’s student organizations are back to hosting in-person events this semester, according to officials, and safety precautions will continue to ensure COVID cases don’t increase drastically. An examination of Bleu Connect shows some 80 events have been announced so far for the semester online. […]
Letter to the editor
NEW ORLEANS (November 15, 2021) – After nearly two years, Dillard students are elated about being able to return to as fans to support our athletes, starting Oct. 8 with the beginning of volleyball season. It appears that we are better at being consistent than some other schools, perhaps because […]
COVID-19 vaccinations: What’s your excuse?
NEW ORLEANS (April 16, 2021) – More than a third of the United States population has now been vaccinated with at least one shot, and some 21 percent are now fully vaccinated. But we must do more to overcome the vaccine avoidance remaining in pockets: minorities, the young and those […]
Pass/fail option not likely for spring, administrator says
Photo Credit:The Churchill Observer NEW ORLEANS (February 22, 2021) – The pass/fail opt-in will not be an option this semester unless Dillard University takes another hit from the pandemic similar to that of spring 2020, according to Dr. Yolanda Page, vice president for Academic Affairs. The pass/fail option was offered […]
DU has had 11 COVID-19 cases since Aug. 1
NEW ORLEANS (November 6, 2020) – Dillard University students are adjusting to COVID-19 policies as the semester continues with minimal cases, according to Dr. Roland Bullard, vice president and interim dean of Student Success. Bullard called student response to changes in a recent survey “positive,” adding, “There’s always more we […]
Who else volunteered for COVID vaccine trial? It’s anybody’s guess
NEW ORLEANS (September 6, 2020) – The dust has settled after the major blowup over a suggestion at the start of the semester from DU’s Dr. Walter Kimbrough and the president at Xavier University to consider volunteering for a COVID-19 vaccine trial, but whether anyone from the two schools actually […]
DU students no strangers to mental-health challenges
NEW ORLEANS (November 6, 2020) – Mental-health challenges have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic between the months of April and June, and Dillard students are among the suffering. According to a survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40.9 percent of people reported at least one […]
Flu season joins pandemic for double-whammy
NEW ORLEANS (September 6, 2020) – Combine an increase in COVID-19 cases with the start of flu season, and you have another reason to get your flu shot: to help save medical resources. Lyntrell Picot, licensed practical nurse for Student Health Services, said, “Flu vaccines have been shown to reduce […]
Pandemic has minimal effect on Dillard’s fall enrollment
NEW ORLEANS (September 24, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic had little effect on the total student census here this fall, which at 1,215 students declined less than 1 percent from fall 2019 and increased nearly 3 percent from spring, according to officials. Student enrollment data provided by Jacques Detiege, director […]