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Actor, Writer and Producer Deric Augustine to Serve as UNO's Fall 2025 Commencement Speaker

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University of New Orleans alumnus Deric Augustine (’12) will serve as the principal speaker at the University’s Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Lakefront Arena.

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The Liberal Arts Building at the University of New Orleans houses the Department of Language and Literature.

_{August 29, 2022}

COLAEHD Announces Department Name Change: Department of English and Foreign Languages to the Department of Language and Literature

The name of the Department of English and Foreign Languages, housed within the College Read more

University of New Orleans students Alainna Roundtree (left) and Natalia Bracamonte (right) have been awarded a $6,000 Hosch Scholarship.

_{August 26, 2022}

Two UNO Computer Science Students Awarded Hosch Scholarship for 2022

University of New Orleans computer science students Alainna Roundtree and Natalia Bracamonte have been awarded a $6,000 Hosch Scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year. Read more

_{August 23, 2022}

The University of New Orleans Announces 2022 Distinguished Alumni for Colleges, Athletics

The University of New Orleans will also honor distinguished alumni from its four academic colleges and athletics at the annual Distinguished Alumni gala. Read more

Pat Austin, retired professor of children's literature at the University of New Orleans and a faculty member for 26 years, is the volunteer-in-chief of the Children’s and Young Adult Library housed on the third floor of the Bicentennial Education Center.

_{August 23, 2022}

UNO’s Children and Young Adult Library Offers Books, Resources And A Study Haven For Everyone

Two years ago, Pat Austin stepped away from her teaching duties following a 26-year career as a professor of children’s literature at the Universit Read more

President John Nicklow speaks during the 2022 New Student Convocation held Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the UNO Lakefront Arena.

_{August 17, 2022}

Class of 2026 Welcomed at New Student Convocation: ‘Our expectations of you are high,’ President Nicklow

While Monday marked the start of the fall semester for thousands of students at the University of New Orleans, on Tuesday the Class of 2026 got a w Read more

The University of New Orleans’ student startup competition is organized by The Beach at UNO.

_{August 16, 2022}

UNO Student Startup Competition Offers $10K In Prizes and Mentorships

StartupUNO, the University of New Orleans’ first-ever student startup competition, will offer $10,000 in prizes. Read more

University of New Orleans alumna Lana Joseph-Ford is the founder of High Level Speech and Hearing Center in New Orleans.

_{August 15, 2022}

UNO Alumna Lana Joseph-Ford Is Charting Her Own Path As A Healthcare Entrepreneur

While working at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, University of New Orleans alumna Lana Joseph-Ford realized two things that sent her down an entre Read more

Catherine Russell, who earned a doctorate in fluvial sedimentology at the University of Leeds in England, will spend a year at the University of New Orleans.

_{August 12, 2022}

British Researcher Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Study at UNO

Catherine Russell, a British geologist who earned a doctorate in fluvial sedimentology, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship by the US-UK Fulbr Read more

The University of New Orleans’ flagship study abroad program in Austria is the University’s largest and oldest study abroad program. The 2022 UNO-Innsbruck Global Ambassadors pictured with Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Austria(center).

_{August 10, 2022}

Visit from U.S. Ambassador Among Highlights at 45th Session of UNO-Innsbruck Summer Program

University of New Orleans students and administrators returned to Innsbruck, Austria this summer as the University’s flagship study abroad program Read more