Michael Homan (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
I'm proud to work at Xavier University of Louisiana, a school founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. I've been very inspired by the work of the Sisters over the past 8 years that I've been at Xavier. This past weekend, for the first time in the history of their order, one of the sisters, Marguerite Bartz, was murdered in Gallup, New Mexico. My friend and
Voices of New Orleans (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
US News has a profile of their choice of a couple of dozen of "America's Best Leaders" which is an eclectic group including everyone from Senator Orrin Hatch to choreographer Twyla Tharp. Xavier President Norman Francis also made the cut: As New Orleans's governmental services collapsed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Norman Francis, president of Xavier University of Louisiana—the...
FRC Blog (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
POSITION: SURGEON GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES NOMINEE: Regina Benjamin BIRTHDATE: October 26, 1956 in Mobile, Alabama EDUCATION: B.S. Xavier University of Louisiana M.D. 1984, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine M.B.A. Tulane University, Freeman School of Business FAMILY: never married; no children EXPERIENCE: Completed residency in family practice at...
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
( New York University ) Xavier University of Louisiana and New York University have received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to bolster diversity among materials scientists through collaborative research and curriculum development. The award was one of eight awarded this year under NSF's Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials program and funded through the American...
Michael Homan (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
This story reports that enrollment at Xavier University of Louisiana is at a post-Katrina high. We now have 3,330 students. Before Katrina we had 4,190. That's just under 80%, but seems like a healthy number. Next Spring we'll have the smallest graduating class I've seen in my 9 years here.
jobsanger (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
Yesterday, President Obama introduced his nominee for Surgeon General at a press conference in the Rose Garden. He has nominated Dr. Regina Benjamin , and I don't think he could have chosen anyone better. According to CNN, "Benjamin received a bachelor's degree in 1979 from Xavier University of Louisiana, attended Morehouse School of Medicine from 1980 to 1982, and received a doctor of medicine...
Mirror On America (Free subscription) | 07/13/2009
From CNN.com: Dr. Regina Benjamin is Surgeon General choice WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama announced Monday his choice for surgeon general -- Dr. Regina Benjamin, a 52-year-old family practice doctor who has spent most of her career tending to the needs of poor patients in a Gulf Coast clinic in Alabama. "When people couldn't pay, she didn't charge them," Obama said. "When the clinic...
Michael Homan (Free subscription) | 04/22/2009
When I first heard that Donna Brazile was going to be the featured speaker at Xavier University of Louisiana's commencement, I was thrilled. I'm a big fan of hers. But trouble is brewing. Several Catholic news organizations, including catholic.org, are critical of the choice. Notice the headline: "Pro-Abortion Political Activist to Speak at Xavier University." The article goes on to state...
b.rox (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
I’ve been working over the past few months to get a new podcast launched here at work, and I think we’ve finally gotten to the point of promoting it. Here’s our formal announcement, more comments follow. The Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT) at Xavier University of Louisiana is pleased to announce the official launch [...]
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Scoop Jackson recently took his sons to see his field of dreams -- the basketball court at Xavier University of Louisiana, known as The Barn.
AfriClassical (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Register now for this unique conference on New Orleans’ role in the black music diaspora, the first in a series of conferences on the black music diaspora from the Center for Black Music Research, CBMR.org/ Paper Sessions The New Orleans event will feature commissioned papers by Thomas Brothers (Duke University), Samuel Kinser (Northern Illinois University), Nick Spitzer ( American Routes radio...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 01/28/2008
By Anonymous Jan. 21 Interfaith Service, 10-11:30 a.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 6331 St. Charles Ave. The service is part of the Xavier University of Louisiana, Tulane University, Loyola University New Orleans and Dillard University's annual Martin Luther King Week of Peace.
Jim Stroud 2.0 (Free subscription) | 10/17/2007
This post is courtesy of Black Greek Network, a news and social platform for African-American Fraternity and Sorority members. *** This list may come in handy for all of the recruiters who focus on diversity. Enjoy… North Carolina Central University Prairie View A&M University Norfolk State University Stillman College Philander Smith College Tuskegee University Howard University Morehouse...
BNN: BULLDOG NATION NEWS (Free subscription) | 09/30/2007
By The US News and World Report. ;D 1. Spelman College (GA) 2. Howard University (DC) 3. Hampton University (VA) 4. Morehouse College (GA) 5. Fisk University (TN) 6. Tuskegee University (AL) 7. Claflin University (SC) 8. Xavier University of Louisiana 9. Dillard University (LA) 10. Johnson C. Smith University (NC) 11. Tennessee State University * 12. Winston - Salem State University (NC) * 13. Florida...
IvyGate (Free subscription) | 09/27/2007
So apparently U.S. News & World Report has thrown in the towel when it comes to reporting news items that AREN'T gimmicky lists of colleges generated from statistical trivia. Following the lead of such pioneers of capitalism as Blackula and...
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