Randall Lee Scott, whose academic career at the University of New Orleans spanned more than three decades, died Aug. 10, 2021.  Read more

Analysis of sheepshead bones by researchers at the University of New Orleans has unearthed information they say can help guide policymakers facing the critical challenge of overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico.  Read more

Nancy Biggio, the new associate vice president for the University of New Orleans Graduate School,   Read more

At age 15, University of New Orleans alumnus and Grammy-nominated songwriter Jim McCormick was playing a regular Tuesday night gig at a New Orleans bar called Jed’s on Oak Street.  Read more

Fallon Samuels Aidoo, a professor of historic preservation in the University of New Orleans’ department of  Read more

The University of New Orleans has received a $50,000 grant from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban  Read more

University of New Orleans history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is collaborating with New Orleans public school teachers, museum directors and other community leaders to develop a K-12 curriculum using Freedom on the Move’s (FOTM) database of advertisements seeking runaway enslaved people.  Read more

When the coronavirus pandemic forced courses to be delivered online, University of New Orleans African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold created a research project aimed at keeping her students engaged while also conducting original research.  Read more

A New Orleans advocacy organization for literacy improvement wants the public’s help in selecting the next book for its citywide reading initiative  Read more