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Northwestern State faculty calls on university president to apologize for racial joke
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Northwestern State University Faculty Senate is calling on President Jimmy Genovese to apologize for racially insensitive remarks
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LSU purging hundreds of webpages in response to Trump admin’s anti-DEI guidance
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — LSU could purge more than 1,300 webpages flagged for review because they include the words “diversity,” “equity, “inclusion”
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By Marta Jewson The Lens On last Thursday (Feb. 20) morning, the Orleans Parish School Board, with support of the New Orleans City Council, squared off in Civil District Court against the ... Four La. universities receive new research designation
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Four Louisiana universities will receive a new research designation under revamped Carnegie Classifications. HillmanTok University: The digital HBCU revolutionizing online education
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A snow day in Georgia and a viral TikTok video unexpectedly set the foundation for what is now HillmanTok University, a virtual learning ... Schools and public buildings turn to AI gun detection
By Paige Gross Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — A fatal school shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville in January had an unusual feature: the school had contracted an AI gun ... New Orleans Council condemns mayor’s threat to scuttle $20 million settlement with Orleans Parish School Board
By Marta Jewson The Lens Last week on Monday, February 3, a crowd of 30 officials – including state legislators, City Councilmembers, Orleans Parish School Board members, District Attorney Jason ... HBCUs in jeopardy of losing funding for Black Cultural Studies
By April Ryan Contributing Writer (Black Press USA) — “This is only the beginning of a long fight,” according to Democratic North Carolina Congresswoman Alma Adams. She is addressing the Executive Order ... Louisiana provides more financial aid to students seeking workforce certification
By Julia O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The $10.5 million to state provided to help people pay for job training and industry certifications ran out approximately six months ahead of schedule. ‘It’s a sacred space’: Xavier University of Louisiana kicks off centennial celebrations
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — As the only university in the United States founded by a Catholic saint, Xavier University of Louisiana might be, in a literal sense, sacred. But ...
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