NEWS
2020
September
$250,000 Gift from Tom and Connie Kitchen to Establish Undergraduate Scholarship at UNO
A $250,000 gift from alumni Tom and Connie Kitchen will create an undergraduate scholarship at the University of New Orleans. Read more
New Midlo Center Partnership Will Help Educators Teach About Slavery and Colonialism
Educators around the world will have access to free, high-quality professional development about teaching the twin legacies of slavery and settler colonialism in the United States and North America starting Sept. 22. Read more
Pianist Jake Gold Receives ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
The University of New Orleans music faculty has selected Jake Gold for the 2020 ASCAP Louis Armstrong Foundation Jazz Composition Award. Read more
Restaurateur Scot Craig’s No Quit Attitude Helps Propel His Success
Scot Craig can talk about life’s storms and setbacks. His experiences could fill a book, he said. Read more
The University of New Orleans Increases Enrollment for the 3rd Straight Year
The University of New Orleans increased its overall enrollment by nearly 2%, marking the first time in 15 years that the University has grown enrol Read more
UNO Alumna Angelle Bourgeois Named 2021 Louisiana Elementary Teacher of the Year
University of New Orleans alumna Angelle Bourgeois has been named the 2021 Louisiana Elementary Teacher of the Year. Read more
August
CWW Director M.O. Walsh Publishes Second Novel
M.O. Walsh, director of the University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop, has published his highly anticipated second novel, “The Big Door Prize.” Read more
University of New Orleans Alumni Abound on Gambit’s Annual ‘Overachiever’ List
The University of New Orleans is well represented on Gambit’s annual “40 Under Forty” list released this week. Read more
Pulitzer Prize Poet and alumnus Jericho Brown: ‘What I’m doing now still bears upon what I learned at UNO’
Jericho Brown recalled his days of leaving his downtown New Orleans office to navigate the I-10 East traffic toward the University of New Orleans. Brown spent much of his time navigating the political landscape as a speechwriter for then-Mayor Marc Morial before heading to UNO’s Creative Writing Workshop. Read more