CAMPUS NEWS: OCTOBER 1, 2024

GENIUS GRANT

Alumnus Jericho Brown Wins MacArthur Foundation ‘Genius Grant’

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UNO alumnus Jericho Brown is the recipient of a 2024 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship

Poet Jericho Brown earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of New Orleans.

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