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Census 2020: Make sure you are counted

Census 2020: Make sure you are counted

John Lawson II April 21, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (April 20, 2020) – With the 2020 Census under way, it is very important that everyone ensures they are counted, especially children, college students and people of color, according...

Global pandemic turns students’ lives upside down

Global pandemic turns students’ lives upside down

John Lawson II April 20, 2020

Graphic provided by Course Hero What worries student most: A survey by Course Hero received 14,000 responses from students on how they have been affected by the pandemic. As a result Course Hero,...

‘Stay home, save lives’ important to heed for millennials, Gen. Z members

‘Stay home, save lives’ important to heed for millennials, Gen. Z members

John Lawson II April 3, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (April 3, 2020) – With now more than 10,000 cases detected and 370 deaths in Louisiana – and more than 5,000 of them detected in Orleans and Jefferson parishes alone –local...

New chaplain looks forward to ‘exposing students’ minds to something greater’

New chaplain looks forward to ‘exposing students’ minds to something greater’

John Lawson II February 14, 2020

Anthony Jackson|Courtbouillon NEW ORLEANS (February 14, 2020) – Dillard’s new chaplain, the Rev. Herbert Alexander Brisbon III, said he is eager to “expose students’ minds...

Criminal justice reform advocate recalls vow to ‘tell the world about God’

Criminal justice reform advocate recalls vow to ‘tell the world about God’

John Lawson II February 14, 2020

Khaelyn Jackson|Courtbouillon   Cyntoia Brown recounts her ordeal before a standing-room-only crowd in Georges Auditorium on Feb. 4. Brown was sentenced to life after she shot a man at age 16. She...

Shame on you, TMZ; desire to be first meant more than desire to be ethical

Shame on you, TMZ; desire to be first meant more than desire to be ethical

John Lawson II February 14, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (February 14, 2020) – On Jan. 26, eight passengers, along with the pilot, were killed in a helicopter crash in California. Two of those passengers were NBA legend Kobe Bryant of the...

Homecoming to add music Experience, Apollo talent showcase

Homecoming to add music ‘Experience,’ Apollo talent showcase

John Lawson II November 1, 2019

NEW ORLEANS (October 31, 2019) – Homecoming 2019 will feature two new activities, including the “Drippin’ Bleu Experience,” which includes a concert featuring hip-hop artist Yella...

Poet featured speaker for final Brain Food

Poet featured speaker for final Brain Food

John Lawson II November 1, 2019

Cheryl Daniel/Courtbouillon Poet Jericho Brown shares his work Sept. 25 in Georges Auditorium. NEW ORLEANS (October 31, 2019) – Award-winning author and poet Jericho Brown (Class of 1995) charged...

DU theatre’s 85th season to start today

John Lawson II October 25, 2019

NEW ORLEANS (October 25, 2019)—The Dillard University theatre department will open its 85th season today and run through the weekend with the vignette production “Saints and Sinners”...

Beyond the crown: Miss Dillard’s fashion designs win first place during New Orleans Fashion Week

Beyond the crown: Miss Dillard’s fashion designs win first place during New Orleans Fashion Week

John Lawson II October 18, 2019

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...

Carver Theater to be site of coronation

Carver Theater to be site of coronation

John Lawson II and John Lawson II September 27, 2019

NEW ORLEANS (September 26, 2019) – For the second year in a row, the coronation of Mr. and Miss Dillard University will be held at the historic Carver Theater on Orleans Avenue, with the event...

Major changes announced by Academic Affairs

John Lawson II September 27, 2019

NEW ORLEANS (September 26, 2019) – The Office of Academic Affairs has made some major changes to its lineup this academic year, with three people hired, three promotions and three positions...

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