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2021

August

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

University of New Orleans alumnus Jim McCormick is a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling songwriter who has had No. 1 songs on the Billboard Country Charts.

_{August 9, 2021}

Alumnus Jim McCormick’s Songwriting Tops the Charts

At age 15, University of New Orleans alumnus and Grammy-nominated songwriter Jim McCormick was playing a regular Tuesday night gig at a New Orleans bar called Jed’s on Oak Street. Read more

The Talent Search at the University of New Orleans has received a $2.3 million federal grant.

_{August 9, 2021}

91��’s Talent Search Program Receives $2.3M Federal Grant

The Talent Search Program at the University of New Orleans has received a five-year, $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education Read more

Portia Gordon is the new director of counseling and health services at the University of New Orleans.

_{August 6, 2021}

‘We Are Here,’ Message to Campus from Portia Gordon, New Director of Counseling and Health Services

As Portia Gordon settles into her role as the new director of counseling and health services at the University of New Orleans, she has a very simple message for students. Read more

_{August 4, 2021}

Boysie Bollinger Pledges $3 Million to 91��’s School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Shipbuilding magnate Donald T. Read more

July

University of New Orleans professor Fallon Samuels Aidoo is an urban planning scholar and practitioner with an expertise in historic preservation.

_{July 30, 2021}

Historic Preservation Professor Fallon Samuels Aidoo Is Co-Recipient of $120K National Trust Grant

Fallon Samuels Aidoo, a professor of historic preservation in the University of New Orleans’ department of Read more

University of New Orleans students Jaiya Bass and Roy Perez are the first recipients of the Hosch Scholarship created for students majoring in computer science.

_{July 27, 2021}

Two Computer Science Students Receive Inaugural Hosch Scholarship

University of New Orleans students Jaiya Bass and Roy Perez have been awarded a $6,000 Hosch Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year. 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

Students test out their robotic eels at the University of New Orleans recreation center’s pool. The robots were created as part of a weeklong School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering STEM camp funded by the U.S. Office of Naval Research.

_{July 16, 2021}

91�� Robotic Eel Camp Introduces Middle School Students to Engineering

Middle school students from the metro New Orleans area spent a week delving into engineering topics and creating projects to demonstrate those concepts as part of the University of New Orleans PrivatEEL STEM camp. Read more