Colleges and Universities

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (96+ words) LSU Shreveport students Sharonda Miles and Regina White, of Denham Springs recently were elected to membership into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. They are among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (198+ words) Southern University officially opened its new amphitheater and outdoor classroom in March. The amphitheater stands on Netterville Drive, which runs along Scott's Bluff. The theater can hold up to 1,500 people, and its design reflects the shape of the school's historic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (565+ words) Southern University professor Donald R. Andrews is thanked by the Board of Supervisors during a meeting at J.S. Clark Administration Building on Friday, August 21, 2026. Decades before he was dean of the Southern University College of Business, Donald Andrews picked cotton in northeastern…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) Urania Wilson is pictured at a Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The board approved an anti-hazing policy that Wilson had advocated for on behalf of her son, Caleb Wilson. Louisiana’s higher education board strengthened the anti-hazing policy for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (393+ words) The River Parishes Community College Foundation invested in the future of 86 RPCC students recently awarding $180,000 in scholarships during its 2026 Scholarship Reception at RPCC’s Gonzales Campus. River Parishes Community College Chancellor Quintin D. Taylor addresses 86 scholarship recipients and their families…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (242+ words) River Parishes Community College on Aug. 17 welcomed new and returning students for the Fall 2026 semester. Momentum for the Fall 2026 semester was on full display the weekend before as RPCC hosted its largest registration event of the year. More than 240 current…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (457+ words) Southeastern Louisiana University opened the 2026-27 academic year Aug. 14 with its fall convocation, which included presentation of the President’s Awards for Excellence, the university’s highest honor for faculty and staff. Southeastern Louisiana University opened the 2026-27 academic year Aug. 14 with…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (45+ words) The Advocate Olevia Hartman, of Ponchatoula, has completed IMPACT new student orientation and enrolled at Troy University for the fall 2026 semester at the Troy Campus. The fall semester for the Troy Campus starts Aug. 12....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (129+ words) Graham Mizell, of Hammond, recently was elected to membership into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest collegiate honor society. Mizell is a student at LSU. Mizell is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to…...