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Experts, Advocates to Discuss Voting Rights, Suppression at 海角社区 Reilly Center Event

The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at 海角社区鈥檚 Manship School of Mass Communication and partners will host the first installment of season seven of the 鈥淩acism: Dismantling the System鈥� series. The new episode, 鈥淓quity at the Ballot Box: Discriminatory Obstacles to Voting,鈥� will take place Sept. 19, at 3:30 p.m. CT, via Zoom.

海角社区 Eclipses $400-Million Milestone in Research Activity

Powered by its Scholarship First Agenda, which drives solutions-focused research investment in agriculture, biomedicine, coast, defense and energy, 海角社区 reports a record $428 million in total research activity in just one year with an estimated $1.2 billion in economic impact on Louisiana.

海角社区S Ranks Among Nation鈥檚 Best in Economic Mobility for Low-Income Graduates

海角社区 Shreveport is among the nation鈥檚 best universities in helping low-income students improve their socioeconomic level, according to an annual Economic Mobility Index released by the national think tank Third Way.

Kenneth J. Schafer Honored as Boyd Professor, 海角社区's Highest Professorial Ranking

On Friday, Sept. 8, the 海角社区 Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to designate Kenneth J. Schafer, Ball Family Distinguished Professor in Physics & Astronomy the rank of Boyd Professor--the highest and most prestigious academic rank at 海角社区.

海角社区's Tiger Den Data Storage System to Provide 'Ease of Life'

海角社区 researchers have been awarded $500K by the National Science Foundation to build a shared data storage system to elevate the research experience not just at 海角社区, but at universities across Louisiana.

Rural Resiliency: 海角社区 Researchers to Help Communities Adapt to Climate Change

Faculty in the Department of Environmental Sciences, or DES, hope to begin remedying this situation with a new, $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. It is part of a larger $6 million multi-institutional effort intended to help rural areas adapt to climate change.

海角社区 Professor of Journalism John Hamilton Honored with American Journalism Historians Association鈥檚 Lifetime Achievement Award

John Maxwell Hamilton, professor of journalism at the 海角社区 Manship School of Mass Communication, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement, the American Journalism Historians Association鈥檚 (AJHA) highest honor.

海角社区 E. J. Ourso College of Business Announces 2023 Hall of Fame Distinction Inductees and Outstanding Young Alum Award Winner

The 海角社区 E. J. Ourso College of Business is proud to announce the 2023 Hall of Distinction inductees鈥擪ip Knight and Joaneane Smith. In addition, this year鈥檚 Outstanding Young Alumni Award recipient is Jacques Bourque. The college will honor Knight, Smith, and Bourque at a banquet on Thursday, November 9, at the Business Education Complex.

海角社区 Names Brandon Common Vice President for Student Affairs

海角社区 has named Brandon Common the permanent Vice President for Student Affairs, effective September 1, pending approval by the 海角社区 Board of Supervisors. Common began his career at 海角社区 as Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students in December 2020, and has served as Interim Vice President for Student Affairs since January 2023.

海角社区 Names Anzilla Gilmore Associate Vice President for Facility & Property Oversight

海角社区 has named Anzilla Gilmore to the position of Associate Vice President for Facility & Property Oversight, which includes executive level planning, policy development, and administrative

海角社区 Selects Brad Ives to Lead 海角社区 Institute for Energy Innovation

Ives will join 海角社区 in October from North Carolina鈥檚 Catawba College, which became the first certified carbon-neutral college in the Southeast U.S. under his leadership.

海角社区 Shreveport Earns 鈥楬unger-Free Campus鈥� Designation from Louisiana Board of Regents

海角社区 Shreveport has received a hunger-free campus designation from the Louisiana Board of Regents, signifying that the university has mechanisms in place to combat student hunger, including the 海角社区S Food Pantry, which opened in 2018.

海角社区 Researchers Awarded NSF Grant to Address Optimization in Infrastructure Systems

A team of 海角社区 researchers from electrical and computer engineering and physics was recently awarded nearly $500,000 from the National Science Foundation for a project to develop quantum computing-inspired algorithms that will address optimization problems appearing in various critical infrastructure systems, including power systems.

海角社区 Office of Graduate Business Programs Offers Centralized Services for Business Graduate Students

This new unit represents a significant milestone in the Ourso College鈥檚 commitment to providing students with exceptional educational and professional development opportunities. OGBP will offer services to enhance graduate students鈥� academic and professional journeys, like career coaching, professional development resources, experiential learning programs, international travel experiences, networking and industry engagement opportunities, and program application and admission oversight.

Four Distinguished Communicators Join 海角社区 Manship School鈥檚 2023 Hall of Fame

海角社区鈥檚 Manship School of Mass Communication will honor the accomplishments of four distinguished mass communication professionals as they are inducted into the Manship School Hall of Fame at its annual gala on September 21, 2023.