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ALUMNI HONORED

University Celebrates Alumni Achievement at UNO 25 Event

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Privateer pride took center stage at a celebratory luncheon for the 2020 class of UNO 25. The event, held in the silver and blue hued Grand Ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, honored 25 businesses and nonprofit organizations led or owned by UNO alumni.

IN THE NEWS

_{Jan 14, 2020}

UNO in WGNO-TV

UNO was included in the WGNO-TV story “ESPN Donates $100,000 to New Orleans Teachers to Celebrate Five Years With the CFP Foundation.
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_{Jan 11, 2020}

President John Nicklow in The Associated Press

President John Nicklow was quoted in The Associated Press story “UNO to Cover Unmet Financial Need for New Orleans Students.”
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_{Jan 9, 2020}

Bethany Stich in the Baton Rouge Advocate

Bethany Stich, director of the UNO Transportation Institute, was quoted in the Baton Rouge Advocate story “Trump Plan Would Speed Up Louisiana Infrastructure Projects; Critics Call Out Threat to Environment
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_{Jan 9, 2020}

President John Nicklow and Mary Beth Marks in the New Orleans Advocate

President John Nicklow and Mary Beth Marks, associate vice president for admissions and enrollment management, were quoted in the New Orleans Advocate story “UNO Unveils ‘Privateer Pledge’ Scholarship to Cover Remaining Tuition for Certain Students.”
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_{Jan 8, 2020}

President John Nicklow in WWLTV.com

President John Nicklow was quoted in the wwltv.com story “UNO to Cover Cost of Tuition for Eligible First-Year Students.”
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_{Jan 8, 2020}

President John Nicklow in New Orleans CityBusiness

President John Nicklow was quoted in the New Orleans CityBusiness story “UNO’s ‘Privateer Pledge’ Aims to Help Students Pay Tuition.”
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_{Jan 7, 2020}

Anne Boyd Rioux in NPR

Anne Boyd Rioux, professor of English, was featured in the NPR show “The 1A Movie Club Sees ‘Little Women.’”
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_{Jan 2, 2020}

Anne Boyd Rioux in the The New York Times

Anne Boyd Rioux, professor of English, was quoted in The New York Times story “This is the ‘Little Women’ For a New Era.”
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_{Dec 26, 2019}

Steve Masakowski in OffBeat

Steve Masakowski, professor of music, was featured in the OffBeat story “Lifetime Achievement in Music Education: Steve Masakowski.”
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_{Dec 20, 2019}

Norma Jean Mattei on WWL

Norma Jean Mattei, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was interviewed live on WWL 870 AM by Tommy Tucker about New Orleans infrastructure.
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_{Dec 20, 2019}

Anne Boyd Rioux in Literary Hub

Anne Boyd Rioux, professor of English, was featured in the Literary Hub story “The Ubiquity of Little Women: 11 Books Inspired by the March Family.”
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_{Dec 18, 2019}

Chris Surprenant in Forbes

Chris Surprenant, associate professor of philosophy, was featured in the Forbes story “How a Liberal Arts Education Helps Felons Become ‘Civic Beings.’”
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_{Dec 18, 2019}

Walter Lane in WWL

Walter Lane, associate professor of economics and finance, was interviewed live on WWL 870 AM by Tommy Tucker about the future of the Affordable Care Act.
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_{Dec 17, 2019}

Jeff Asher in The New York Times

The op-ed “South Bend and St. Louis, Where Crime Statistics Can Mislead,” by Jeff Asher, research associate with Greaux!/The Urban Entrepreneurship & Policy Institute, appeared in The New York Times.
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_{Dec 16, 2019}

Vassil Roussev in WWL-TV

Vassil Roussev, professor of computer science, was featured in the WWL-TV story “NOPD, Other City Services Go Back to Pen and Paper After Cyberattack.”
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_{Dec 15, 2019}

UNO President John Nicklow in the New Orleans Advocate

UNO President John Nicklow was quoted in the New Orleans Advocate story “Rooftop Solar Panels Coming to UNO.”
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_{Dec 15, 2019}

Anne Boyd Rioux on CBS News

Anne Boyd Rioux, professor of English, was featured in the CBS “Sunday Morning” story “Our Fascination with Louisa May Alcott’s Enduring Classic ‘Little Women.’”
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_{Dec 12, 2019}

Fall Commencement on WWL-TV

The WWL-TV story “Marques Colston to Headline UNO’s Fall Commencement.”
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_{Dec 10, 2019}

Kraig Derstler in Science Mag

A study, co-authored by Kraig Derstler, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, was featured in the Science Mag story “Four-Hundred-Eighty-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal Sea Lilies’ Ancient Roots.”
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_{Dec 8, 2019}

Mark Slessinger and Larry Robinson III in the New Orleans Advocate

Mark Slessinger, head men’s basketball coach, and UNO student Larry Robinson III were featured in the New Orleans Advocate story “Adult Wheelchair Basketball Players, College Teams Work With Special-Needs Youth.”
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_{Dec 3, 2019}

Abram Himelstein on WWNO

Abram Himelstein, editor-in-chief of the UNO Press, was interviewed on Thinking Outside the Book with Susan Larson on 89.9 WWNO.
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_{Dec 3, 2019}

Walter Lane on WWL

Walter Lane, associate professor of economics and finance, was interviewed live on WWL 870 AM by Tommy Tucker about Louisiana farmers collecting relief.
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_{Nov 30, 2019}

Tina Chang on NOLA.com

Tina Chang, associate vice president for professional and continuing education, was quoted in the New Orleans Advocate story "DXC Technology, Focus of 'Largest Jobs' Deal in New Orleans, to Return Some Incentives for Missed Goals
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_{Nov 26, 2019}

Norma Jean Mattei in Curbed New Orleans

Norma Jean Mattei, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was quoted in the Curbed New Orleans story “What Should a NOLA House Look Like in 2020?”
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