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2022

February

University of New Orleans graduate student Jon Sheckler has received the 2021 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation Louis Armstrong Scholarship.

_{February 25, 2022}

Drummer, Composer Jon Sheckler Receives ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

The University of New Orleans music faculty has selected Jon Sheckler for the 2021 ASCAP Louis Armstrong Foundation Jazz Composition Award. Read more

Andrea Chen oversees Propeller, a New Orleans company centered on helping small startups and other nonprofits tackle social and environmental disparities.

_{February 15, 2022}

Alumna Andrea Chen is Founder and CEO of Propeller

University of New Orleans alumna Andrea Chen left the classroom more than a decade ago, but she’s still teaching via Propeller, the nonprofit company she co-founded and leads as its chief executive officer. Read more

CWW director M.O. Walsh’s novel, “The Big Door Prize,” is a semifinalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor.

_{February 8, 2022}

CWW Director M.O. Walsh Is Semifinalist For James Thurber Literary Award

University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop director M.O. Read more

“Florida,” an archival pigment print from the series World Tour 2020 of René Merino’s thesis exhibit that opens Friday, Feb. 11, at ɫɫ�о��’s St. Claude Gallery.

_{February 4, 2022}

St. Claude Gallery Exhibits ‘At the Edge of Existence’ By ɫɫ�о�� Student René Merino

The ɫɫ�о�� St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans presents “At the Edge of Existence,” an exhibit by MFA student René Merino that opens Friday, Feb. 11. Read more

January

New Orleans City Councilwoman Helena Moreno points to the newly renamed Norman C. Francis Parkway sign.

_{January 19, 2022}

ɫɫ�о�� Public History Students Create Education Resource Collection, ‘From Robert E. Lee to Mama D,’ from Renamed Streets

University of New Orleans public history students have taken their course work to the streets, specifically the streets of New Orleans, to share the stories behind some of the City’s recently renamed thoroughfares. Read more

Steven A. Shull, University of New Orleans professor emeritus of political science.

_{January 18, 2022}

In Memoriam: Steven A. Shull, Research Professor Emeritus of Political Science

Steven A. Read more

The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans is hosting the international traveling exhibit, “Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice,” that opens Jan. 6 at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. (Photo by Ella McIntire)

_{January 3, 2022}

ɫɫ�о��’s Midlo Center Hosts International Traveling Exhibit ‘Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice’

The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans is hosting a multimedia exhibition that explores the history and future of climate and environmental justice. Read more