More than 1,000 counselors gathered in early October in Baton Rouge for the Louisiana Counseling Association Annual Conference, where the University of New Orleans Counselor Education Program was strongly represented by students, faculty, and alumni presenting and serving in leadership roles.  Read more

It was a night of celebration and camaraderie as we honored 2025 Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumna of the Year, triple-degree alumna and Entergy executive, Kimberly Cook-Nelson ’94, ’97 & ’99. UNO President Kathy Johnson and UNO Alumni Association President Mike Jackson ‘01 presented the awards and were joined by former US Senator Mary Landrieu and Dottie Belletto, to present the 2025 Norma Jane Sabiston Distinguished Young Alumnus of the Year, Executive Chef and entrepreneur, Edgar “Dook” Chase IV ’09.  Read more

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.  Read more

University of New Orleans history professor Marc Landry has received the Baker-Burton Award for the best first book in European history by a member of a Southern college or university. His book, Mountain Battery: The Alps, Water and Power in the Fossil Fuel Age, is published by Stanford University Press.  Read more

Frederick W. Thorne, III (Fred), a graduate from LSUNO’s inaugural 1962 class, was recently recognized by the Cedarburg Artists Guild in Wisconsin with an Honorable Mention 2D in their Annual Juried Exhibit. This latest Mention is for his photograph entitled “Sandhill at Villa Grove Park.”  Read more

Jazz at the Sandbar returns to the University of New Orleans for the Fall 2025 series, opening on Wednesday, October 8 with a tribute to Ellis Marsalis, the founder of Jazz Studies at UNO. The concert will feature a lineup of Ellis' former bandmembers led by trumpeter, and UNO alum, Ashlin Parker.   Read more

n addition to the 2025 Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumna of the Year, Entergy Executive and three-time alumna Kimberly Cook-Nelson and 2025 Norma Jane Sabiston Young Alumnus of the Year, Chef and entrepreneur Edgar “Dook” Chase IV, the University of New Orleans will also honor distinguished alumni from its four academic colleges and Privateer Athletics.  Read more

Five University of New Orleans students spent part of their summer immersed in the Kaqchikel Maya language and culture during the second Kaqchikel Maya Study Abroad program in Guatemala, held July 6–26.  Read more

Two University of New Orleans undergraduate students presented their research at the Louisiana State Capitol on June 9 as part of the first annual Posters at the Capitol event, hosted by the Louisiana Undergraduate Research Association (LaURA).  Read more