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Melonie Johnson, president and chief operating officer of the Borgata Hotel, an Atlantic City casino and spa, earned an accounting degree from the University of New Orleans.

_{October 14, 2021}

Alumna Melonie Johnson Is President and COO of Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City

Melonie Johnson’s love for numbers as a child led her to major in accounting at the University of New Orleans, where she even tutored algebra. Read more

The University of New Orleans has received a grant from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities to support a university-community partnership.

_{October 14, 2021}

The University of New Orleans Announces New Effort to Increase Student Success for Adult Learners of Color

Seeking to identify and address barriers facing adult students of color, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition Read more

The University of New Orleans is hosting Marketing Week 2021.

_{October 13, 2021}

College of Business Administration’s 2021 Marketing Week Will Feature Virtual Presentations from Guest Speakers

The University of New Orleans College of Business Administration’s 2021 Marketing Week features speakers who will address a variety of topics Read more

New eSports Café opens at the University of New Orleans with intramural, club and varsity teams on the way.

_{September 29, 2021}

University of New Orleans Launches eSports

The University of New Orleans has launched eSports programming with the opening of a new on-campus eSports Café Read more

University of New Orleans alumnus Kentrell Martin, a former basketball player for the Privateers, has created a children’s book series that incorporates American Sign Language.

_{September 16, 2021}

Alumnus Kentrell Martin Uses His Children’s Book Series to Introduce American Sign Language

University of New Orleans alumnus Kentrell Martin, a former basketball player for the Privateers, has created a children’s book series that incorporates American Sign Language. Read more

Nancy Biggio, associate vice president for the University of New Orleans Graduate School, has 20 years of higher education experience and has spent the last decade working in academic affairs.

_{August 11, 2021}

Nancy Biggio is New Associate VP For the Graduate School

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

_{July 27, 2021}

The University of New Orleans Awarded $50K Grant to Advance 21st Century Skills Development Through University-Community Partnerships

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 economics professor Gregory Price.

_{July 2, 2021}

UNO Economics Professor Gregory Price Selected As Policy Scholar To Address Systemic Racism

University of New Orleans economics professor Gregory Price is one of five people selected by former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to be a Policy Scholar tasked with examining and addressing systemic racism in the U.S. Read more

Trivia Frazier, president and CEO of Obatala Sciences, and her team at Obatala Sciences have developed a Fat-on-a-Chip™ System for drug safety and efficacy studies. Obatala Sciences is one of eight companies renting space on campus of the University of New Orleans. (Photo by: Naomi Winston)

_{June 24, 2021}

Small Businesses Flourish on UNO’s Campus

A growing number of research-oriented businesses are calling the University of New Orleans home. Read more