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Hall of Distinction Honors University and Community Excellence

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The University of New Orleans honored a select group of individuals who have had a profound impact on the University and the city of New Orleans at the second Hall of Distinction gala. The black-tie event, held Saturday at the elegant NOPSI Hotel, celebrated the honorees and UNO’s role in creating leaders throughout the region.

The University of New Orleans celebrated honorees during a black-tie event on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the NOPSI Hotel in New Orleans.

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Whitney Plantation Museum is a historic site and memorial located in Wallace, Louisiana in St. John the Baptist Parish. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the history of slavery and its legacies and educates the public through tours, exhibits and programming.

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Exhibiting Resistance: Freedom on the Move at Whitney Plantation Museum

University of New Orleans history professor Mary Niall Mitchell, who is director of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at UNO, has been awarded a nearly $55,000 grant to help create an exhibit at the Whitney Plantation Museum that will include a specialized tour and curriculum material. Read more

January

UNO professor James Roe (white jacket) talks with film students during a color correction class held in one of the upgraded computer finishing suites. Roe was the principal investigator for a state grant that funded upgrades.

_{January 27, 2023}

UNO’s Film Program Gets ‘World-Class’ Upgrades With Help From $172K State Grant

A $172,000 Louisiana Board of Regents grant funded key renovations and upgrades to UNO's film program. Read more

Freedom on the Move database earns 2023 Digital Humanities Award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. UNO history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is a lead historian for the database.

_{January 24, 2023}

Freedom on the Move Earns Digital Humanities Award

Freedom on the Move, a digital database with information on people who escaped or attempted to escape enslavement in the United States, has been awarded the 2023 Digital Humanities Award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Read more

_{January 23, 2023}

Hall of Distinction Honors University and Community Excellence

The University of New Orleans honored a select group of individuals who have had a profound impact on the University and the city of New Orleans at the second Hall of Distinction gala. Read more

A book by novelist and University of New Orleans alumnus Maurice Carlos Ruffin is the 2023 book for a New Orleans-wide reading and literacy campaign.

_{January 23, 2023}

UNO Alumnus Maurice Carlos Ruffin Selected As 2023 New Orleans Citywide Read Author

University of New Orleans alumnus Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s book, “The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You,” has been selected as the focus of One Book One New Orleans (OBONO)’s 2023 citywide reading and literacy campaign. Read more

The Krewe of UNO will roll through campus on Valentine’s Day with the theme, “Love on the Lakefront.”

_{January 20, 2023}

2023 Krewe of UNO Mardi Gras Parade Rolls Feb. 14

The 2023 Krewe of UNO Mardi Gras parade will roll through campus on Feb. 14—Valentine’s Day—with the theme, “Love on the Lakefront.” Read more

Darrell Kruger is the new provost, senior vice president of academic affairs and executive director of research and economic development at the University of New Orleans.

_{January 19, 2023}

UNO Provost Darrell Kruger: ‘I’m A Relational Leader’

As a former dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of New Orleans, Darrell Kruger is not exactly new to UNO. Read more

Olof Lundberg Jr., who spent nearly 50 years at UNO before retiring in 2020, died Dec. 28, 2022.

_{January 13, 2023}

In Memoriam: Olof Lundberg Jr., Emeritus Senior Associate Dean and Emeritus Professor of Management

Olof Lundberg Jr., who spent nearly 50 years as part of the management faculty in the College of Business Administration at the University of New Orleans, died Dec. 28, 2022. Read more

Max Krochmal (far right) is the new director for the doctoral justice studies program at UNO. He’s pictured with outgoing program coordinator Steve Mumford (left) and professor Kim Martin Long.

_{January 12, 2023}

Award-Winning Historian Max Krochmal Ready To Steer Justice Studies Program Into Next Phase

Historian Max Krochmal, the recipient of multiple national and international history awards, is set to guide the University of New Orleans doctoral justice studies program into its next phase. Read more

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HALL OF DISTINCTION

Hall of Distinction Honors University and Community Excellence

Posted 1 week ago

NEWS

2023

February

Exhibiting Resistance: Freedom on the Move at Whitney Plantation Museum

January

UNO’s Film Program Gets ‘World-Class’ Upgrades With Help From $172K State Grant

Freedom on the Move Earns Digital Humanities Award

Hall of Distinction Honors University and Community Excellence

UNO Alumnus Maurice Carlos Ruffin Selected As 2023 New Orleans Citywide Read Author

2023 Krewe of UNO Mardi Gras Parade Rolls Feb. 14

UNO Provost Darrell Kruger: ‘I’m A Relational Leader’

In Memoriam: Olof Lundberg Jr., Emeritus Senior Associate Dean and Emeritus Professor of Management

Award-Winning Historian Max Krochmal Ready To Steer Justice Studies Program Into Next Phase

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President John Nicklow in The New Orleans Advocate

Ed Chervenak on WGNO-TV

Edward Chervenak in The New York Times