Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy

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Speaker: DU still ‘jewel of Gentilly’ after 152 years

November 1, 2021 by admin admin

Photo Credit: J’Brionne Helaire/Courtbouillon Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, Louisiana’s poet laureate and Dillard University English professor, addresses the 2021 Founder’s Day Convocation on Oct.17. NEW ORLEANS (November 2, 2021) – After 152 years in existence, Dillard University stands as the “jewel of Gentilly” as it continues to emancipate through education and […]

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Poet: 15 years post-Katrina, New Orleanians continue to show their fortitude

September 4, 2020 by Taiyler Mitchell

Musician Akeel Salah Muhammad performing an orginal peice for the multigenre zoom honoring the 15 anniversary of Huricane Katrina J'Brionne Helaire| Courtbouillon NEW ORLEANS (September 4, 2020) – In August 2005 before Hurricane Katrina brought its devastation, Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy recalled, the last second-line of her neighborhood before the […]

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Arts journal Dillard review due out in Nov.

November 2, 2018 by admin admin

NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 2, 2018) – The Dillard Review, an annual scholastic publication for students to demonstrate their creative works, is scheduled for publication this month, according to its faculty mentor, Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy. Saloy, a professor of English, poet, folklorist and a recipient of the T.S. Elliot Award, […]