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University of New Orleans alumna Sheba Turk, co-anchor of WWL-TV’s Eyewitness Morning News, was the keynote commencement speaker.

_{May 20, 2019}

Sheba Turk Tells Graduates ‘Fight to Be Positive’ and ‘Trust Your Journey’

Anyone watching the confident stroll of television news anchor and author Sheba Turk or witnessing her rapid ascent in broadcasting could be forgiv Read more

University of New Orleans graduate student Brian Wingard receives the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation Louis Armstrong Scholarship.

_{May 15, 2019}

Saxophonist Brian Wingard Receives ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

The University of New Orleans music faculty has selected Brian Wingard for the 2019 ASCAP Louis Armstrong Foundation Jazz Composition Award. Read more

_{May 13, 2019}

Mitchell Ervin Has Earned His Stripes

The best professional news Mitchell Ervin ever received came during the worst haircut of his life. Read more

Novelist and University of New Orleans alumnus Maurice Ruffin has his copy of the spring 2019 issue of Silver & Blue magazine.

_{May 2, 2019}

Silver & Blue Spring 2019: Catch Up and Relive Moments with News About the Privateer Nation

The spring 2019 edition of Silver & Blue magazine is headed to your mailbox and locations around the University of New Orleans campus. Read more

The recipients of the Faculty Excellence Awards were l-r: John Horne, professor of professional practice; Andrea Mosterman, associate professor of history and Jerome Howard, associate professor of biology.

_{April 25, 2019}

Howard, Mosterman and Horne Win Faculty Excellence Awards at the University of New Orleans

Although the services they render in helping to shape the next generation of leaders are far-reaching and priceless, educators aren’t drawn to a ca Read more

Author and historian Thomas Sugrue discussed research that formed the basis for his book, “Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North.”

_{April 24, 2019}

Historian Thomas Sugrue Talks About the Struggle for Civil Rights in the North

Jim Crow lived in the North, too. Read more

The School of the Arts launches its first arts festival, “Force Artistique,” on Monday, April 22.

_{April 17, 2019}

Weeklong ‘Force Artistique’ Festival Starts Monday

The University of New Orleans School of the Arts launches its first arts festival, “Force Artistique,” on Monday, April 22 with a weeklong series o Read more