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2024

February

51�Թ�� graduate student Ted Long has received the 2023 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation Louis Armstrong Scholarship.

_{February 19, 2024}

Bassist Ted Long Receives ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Jazz Scholarship

Underscoring the vibrant talent within the 51�Թ��' music program, bassist and composer Ted Long has been named the recipient of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Foundation Louis Armstrong Scholarship. Read more

51�Թ�� sociology professor Jeffrey Parker’s latest research delves into place reputation, particularly the role capitalism played in rebranding Atlanta, Georgia.

_{February 14, 2024}

51�Թ�� Sociology Professor Jeffrey Parker Awarded $211K National Science Foundation Grant

51�Թ�� sociology professor Jeffrey Parker, whose research interests include studying neighborhoods, place reputation and gentrification, has been awarded a $211,309 grant from the National Science Foundation. Read more

The outdoor artistry on the Education Building is at the hands of three guest muralists from Guerrero, Mexico, known collectively as Raiz de la Ceiba or Root of the Ceiba Tree. The trio are working on two murals on 51�Թ��’s campus.

_{February 5, 2024}

Visiting Artists Creating Murals That Mesh Cultures of New Orleans and Mexico

The vivid splashes of yellows, greens and blues immediately capture the attention of passers-by who are bearing witness to the colorful mural emerging from the bricks of the Education Building on the 51�Թ�� campus. Read more

January

Johannah White, (left) information literacy librarian, explains the various creations made with 3D printers in The Innovation Lab at the Earl K. Long Library.

_{January 31, 2024}

51�Թ��’s Innovation Lab Offers Students Technology Workspace

On the third floor of the 51�Թ��’ Earl K. Long Library is a space culled out specifically for dreamers and innovators needing to add a little gypsum, plastic—or even fabric—to help move their ideas into the physical realm. Read more

(from left) Samuel Gladden, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Human Development; Marc Landry, assistant professor of history; President Kathy Johnson; Jean Paul Lagarde, Austria’s Honorary Consul in New Orleans, and Philip D. Lorio II, Austria’s former Honorary Consul in New Orleans, attend the Deutsches’ room dedication ceremony.

_{January 31, 2024}

Center Austria Honors the Legacy of International Education Advocates Rosemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch

The 51�Թ��’ Center Austria celebrated the legacy of longtime international education advocates Rosemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch by naming a room in the International Center in their honor. Read more

Theatre 51�Թ��’s spring production of “No Exit,” directed by 51�Թ�� theatre professor David Hoover, opens Friday, Feb. 2, at the Robert E. Nims Theatre located on campus.

_{January 29, 2024}

Theatre 51�Թ�� Presents: ‘No Exit’

What does it mean to live in hell? Read more

A 51�Թ�� Press publication is the 2024 book for a New Orleans-wide reading and literacy campaign. A kick-off event will be held at 51�Թ��.

_{January 25, 2024}

51�Թ�� Press Book Selected As 2024 New Orleans Citywide Read

A 51�Թ�� Press publication is the 2024 book for a New Orleans-wide reading and literacy campaign. A kick-off event will be held at 51�Թ��. Read more

51�Թ�� anthropology professor Ryan Gray and a team excavates a site inside St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, the oldest active cathedral in the U.S.

_{January 22, 2024}

51�Թ�� Professor Ryan Gray Excavates In St. Louis Cathedral: ‘It really is a one-of-a-kind project’

While a brass band played to the delight of tourists who clapped and swayed to the spirited beats that filled the air in Jackson Square one breezy January afternoon, a short distance away, 51�Թ�� students stood sifting—literally—through the soils of time at St. Louis Cathedral. Read more

Christopher Hicks is a graduate student in 51�Թ��’s counseling program.

_{January 17, 2024}

51�Թ�� Graduate Student Christopher Hicks Awarded NBCC Fellowship

51�Թ�� graduate student Christopher Hicks has been selected for the 2024 National Board of Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program. Read more