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Alumna Sabrina Farmer, Google VP: ‘I want (UNO) to be there for others’
Alumna Sabrina Farmer is a vice president at Google.
Sabrina Farmer never planned or even dreamed of attending college, until happenstance brought her to the...Read More
Alumna and Google VP Sabrina Farmer Donates $250K to UNO For Computer Science Scholarship
UNO alumna and Google vice president Sabrina Farmer has donated $250K to her alma mater. In May 2018, she delivered the spring commencement address.
A $250,000...Read More
President Nicklow Touts Enrollment and Research Gains, Diversity Work in Virtual State of the University Address
President John Nicklow gives his state of the University address for fall 2020.
University of New Orleans President John Nicklow highlighted increased...Read More
UNO Press Publishes ‘I Am New Orleans,’ a Poetic Compendium
Louisiana writer and former UNO historian Marcus Christian.
The University of New Orleans Press has published “I Am New Orleans,” a poetic compendium of what...Read More
University of New Orleans Press Releases Columnist Jarvis DeBerry’s ‘I Feel To Believe’
Columnist Jarvis DeBerry chronicles the city of New Orleans in his new book, “I Feel To Believe,” released Thursday by the UNO Press.
For 20 years, New...Read More
$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. Tom Kitchen, a former executive...Read More
New Midlo Center Partnership Will Help Educators Teach About Slavery and Colonialism
A spring 2020 Zoom webinar, sponsored by the Midlo Center, with educators, the Hard History Project and Freedom on the Move.
Educators around the world will...Read More
Pianist Jake Gold Receives ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
University of New Orleans graduate student Jake Gold has received the 2020 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation Louis Armstrong...Read More
Restaurateur Scot Craig’s No Quit Attitude Helps Propel His Success
University of New Orleans alumnus Scot Craig owns the beloved Mid-City eatery Katie’s Restaurant. (Photo courtesy of NOLA.com)
Scot Craig can talk about life’s...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 enrollment in...Read More
UNO Alumna Angelle Bourgeois Named 2021 Louisiana Elementary Teacher of the Year
Angelle Bourgeois, a 2009 and 2012 UNO graduate, was named the 2021 Louisiana State Elementary Teacher of the Year through the Louisiana Department of...Read More
$250,000 Gift to Fund Professorships, Scholarship and Facility Improvements in College of Sciences
President John Nicklow, donors Judith Russell and Michael Russell, and College of Sciences Dean Steve Johnson.
A $250,000 gift to the University of New Orleans...Read More
Former Saints Standout Turned Entrepreneur Marques Colston Joins UNO Faculty
Former New Orleans Saints star receiver Marques Colston, who has developed several businesses, is teaching an entrepreneurial leadership course this fall at...Read More
CWW Director M.O. Walsh Publishes Second Novel
“The Big Door Prize,” set in a fictional south Louisiana town, is M.O. Walsh’s second novel.
M.O. Walsh, director of the University of New Orleans Creative...Read More
University of New Orleans Alumni Abound on Gambit’s Annual ‘Overachiever’ List
University of New Orleans alumni are part of Gambit's "40 Under Forty" list. (Photos courtesy of Gambit)
The University of New Orleans is well represented on...Read More
Executive MBA Program Welcomes One of Its Largest Classes
The University of New Orleans executive track MBA program welcomes one of its largest classes this semester.
The University of New Orleans executive track MBA...Read More
Pulitzer Prize Poet and alumnus Jericho Brown: ‘What I’m doing now still bears upon what I learned at UNO’
Alumnus Jericho Brown earned the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for his book, “The Tradition.”
Jericho Brown recalled his days of leaving his downtown New...Read More
UNO Counseling Student Ash Bayer Awarded $10,000 Fellowship
University of New Orleans counseling student Ash Bayer has been awarded a $10,000 fellowship.
Ash M. Bayer, a student in the University of New Orleans master’s...Read More
UNO Professor Phoebe Zito Awarded Early-Career Research Fellowship by National Academies' Gulf Research Program
University of New Orleans chemistry professor Phoebe Zito (center) has been awarded an early career research fellowship.
University of New Orleans chemistry...Read More
In Memoriam: Joe King, former UNO dean, interim chancellor
Retired University of New Orleans dean and former acting chancellor Joe King
Joe King, who retired from the University of New Orleans following a 20-year...Read More