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Alumnus Chris Dier Is Louisiana Teacher of the Year

Posted 6 days ago

Chris Dier, the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year, once considered becoming an attorney. However, during his senior year in college, frustrated by a constitutional law course, he accepted his mother’s invitation to observe her teaching class at Chalmette High School.

As he watched his mother, a veteran educator of more than 30 years, Dier saw an entirely new world—and a different career path for himself.

Alumnus Chris Dier is the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year.

IN THE NEWS

_{Oct 16, 2019}

Coach Mark Slessinger Featured On WGNO-TV

Mark Slessinger, men’s head basketball coach, was interviewed on the WGNO-TV Sports Zone about Privateers basketball.
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_{Oct 16, 2019}

Norma Jean Mattei Talks with WWL's Tommy Tucker

Norma Jean Mattei, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was interviewed live on WWL 870 AM about whether rain can have any effect on the Hard Rock Hotel cleanup.
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_{Oct 15, 2019}

Norma Jean Mattei On WWL Radio

Norma Jean Mattei, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was interviewed live on WWL 870 AM about the Hard Rock Hotel collapse and the break of a 111-year-old water main in New Orleans.
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_{Oct 15, 2019}

Alumni Produced Movie 'Easy Does It' Debuts at Film Festival

UNO alumni Ben Matheny, Will Addison, Lizzie Guitreau and Matthew Paul Martinez were featured in the nola.com story “Linda Hamilton of ‘Terminator’ Stars in ‘Easy Does It’ Produced by Two Local Filmmakers, Premiering at Film Festival.”
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_{Oct 14, 2019}

Norma Jean Mattei On WWL-TV

Norma Jean Mattei, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was featured in the WWL-TV story “Why Did the Hard Rock Hotel Collapse? Engineers Investigate.”
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_{Oct 12, 2019}

Norma Jean Mattei In The New Orleans Advocate

Norma Jean Mattei, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was quoted in the New Orleans Advocate story “Video of Hard Rock Hotel Shows Cascading Failures; Should Help Investigators, Experts Say.”
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_{Oct 9, 2019}

Walter Lane On China Trade War

Walter Lane, associate professor of economics and finance, was interviewed live on WWL 870 AM about the trade war with China.
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_{Oct 8, 2019}

Mary Niall Mitchell On “Thinking Outside the Book”

Mary Niall Mitchell, associate professor of history, was interviewed on the WWNO 89.9 program “Thinking Outside the Book” with Susan Larson.
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_{Oct 6, 2019}

Walter Lane On WWL-TV

Walter Lane, associate professor of economics and finance, was included in the WWL-TV story “Louisiana’s Job Problem Is Bigger Than Just the Governor’s Office.”
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_{Oct 6, 2019}

Niyi Osundare Featured In PM News

Niyi Osundare, professor of English, was featured in the PM News Nigeria story “Read Why Prof. Osundare Calls Nigeria Delinquent, Foolish.”
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_{Oct 2, 2019}

Walter Lane On Impact of Bayou Steel Closure

Walter Lane, associate professor of economics and finance, was interviewed live on WWL 870 AM about the impact of the Bayou Steel plant closure.
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_{Oct 2, 2019}

Jerry Howard Talks Biodiversity

Jerry Howard, associate professor of biology, was quoted in the nola.com story “Your Landscape Isn’t Just Plants—Foster Biodiversity in Your Own Back Yard.”
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_{Sep 30, 2019}

Swampball 2019 Featured In NOLA.com Photo Gallery

The nola.com photo gallery “Teams of UNO Students Play Volleyball in Pits of Muddy Water.”
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_{Sep 30, 2019}

Brian Beabout in the Hechinger Report

Brian Beabout, associate professor of educational leadership, was quoted in the Hechinger Report story “Nearly All of the Seniors at this Charter School Went to College. Only 5 Out of 52 Finished on Time.”
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_{Sep 29, 2019}

Anonymous $2 Million Gift Given to Fund UNO Scholarships

President John Nicklow was quoted in the New Orleans Advocate story “Anonymous $2 Million Gift Given to Fund UNO Scholarships.”
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_{Sep 29, 2019}

Rachel Breunlin on The Reading Life

Rachel Breunlin, assistant professor of anthropology, was featured on the 89.9 WWNO show “The Reading Life.”
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_{Sep 27, 2019}

Swampball 2019: Mud Volleyball Fundraiser Returns to UNO

The Gentilly Messenger story “Swampball 2019: Mud Volleyball Fundraiser Returns to UNO.”
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_{Sep 24, 2019}

UNO Basketball Returning to Radio

Tim Duncan, director of athletics, was featured in the New Orleans Advocate story “UNO Basketball Returning to Radio After Five-Year Absence.”
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_{Sep 24, 2019}

President John Nicklow Talks Student Enrollment Growth on WWL Radio

President John Nicklow was interviewed live on WWL 870 AM by Tommy Tucker about enrollment growth
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_{Sep 23, 2019}

New York and New Orleans Women Will Tackle Design Leadership in a New Conference

Fallon Aidoo, assistant professor of planning and urban studies, was included in The Architect’s Newspaper story “New York and New Orleans Women Will Tackle Design Leadership in a New Conference.”
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_{Sep 23, 2019}

Gambit Features $2M Scholarship Donation Made to UNO

President John Nicklow was included in the Gambit feature “Thumbs Up Thumbs Down” about the anonymous $2 million to the University for student scholarships.
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_{Sep 21, 2019}

University of New Orleans Enrollment Up 2 Years in a Row

President John Nicklow was included in The Associated Press story “University of New Orleans Enrollment Up 2 Years in a Row.”
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_{Sep 21, 2019}

UNO's Enrollment Increase Featured on WDSU

UNO’s enrollment increase was featured on WDSU-TV’s 5:30 p.m. newscast.
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_{Sep 19, 2019}

$2M Donation to UNO For Scholarships

The $2 million anonymous donation to the University for student scholarships was included in WGNO-TV’s morning newscast.
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