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_{September 10, 2020}

The University of New Orleans Increases Enrollment for the 3rd Straight Year

The University of New Orleans increased its overall enrollment by nearly 2%, marking the first time in 15 years that the University has grown enrol Read more

Former New Orleans Saints star receiver Marques Colston, who has developed several businesses, is teaching an entrepreneurial leadership course this fall at UNO.

_{September 1, 2020}

Former Saints Standout Turned Entrepreneur Marques Colston Joins UNO Faculty

Marques Colston—the former New Orleans Saints star receiver turned entrepreneur, speaker and business strategist—has joined the faculty at the University of New Orleans where he is teaching a course in the honors program called “Leadership and Entrepreneurship.” Read more

University of New Orleans alumni are part of Gambit's "40 Under Forty" list. (Photos courtesy of Gambit)

_{August 21, 2020}

University of New Orleans Alumni Abound on Gambit’s Annual ‘Overachiever’ List

The University of New Orleans is well represented on Gambit’s annual “40 Under Forty” list released this week. Read more

The University of New Orleans executive track MBA program welcomes one of its largest classes this semester.

_{August 18, 2020}

Executive MBA Program Welcomes One of Its Largest Classes

The University of New Orleans executive track MBA program welcomed one of its largest classes this semester Read more

Mayor Tim Adams is the winner of the 2020 Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award and Sheba Turk is the 2020 Homer Hitt Young Alumna of the Year.

_{July 23, 2020}

Mayor Timothy Adams to Receive 2020 UNO Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award

Timothy Adams, a business executive and the mayor of Bowie, Maryland, will receive the 2020 University of New Orleans Homer L. Read more

Healthcare Management professor Randy Kearns is leading a consortium of medical personnel and first responders to create a statewide model for improving emergency care for children. (Getty Image)

_{July 22, 2020}

UNO Professor Randy Kearns Works To Improve Pediatric Emergency Care

Louisiana had the highest child fatality rate in the United States from 2014 to 2016, the three most recent years that complete f Read more

Students, faculty and administrators pose for a picture in 1976 before boarding the airplane for that inaugural summer session in Innsbruck, Austria.

_{July 16, 2020}

UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School Turns 45

EDITOR’S NOTE: The University of New Orleans canceled all 2020 summer study abroad programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

A study led by UNO political science professor Steve Mumford found nonprofits were hard hit by COVID-19, while struggling to continue to provide services.

_{June 15, 2020}

UNO Professor Steve Mumford Leads GNOF Study on the State of Nonprofits in SE Louisiana During COVID-19

A team of University of New Orleans researchers, led by political science professor St Read more

President John Nicklow addresses the class of 2020 while standing in front of UNO’s Lakefront Arena during spring commencement.

_{June 1, 2020}

UNO Celebrates Spring 2020 Graduates with Virtual Commencement

Hundreds of University of New Orleans students and their family of well-wishers tuned in Sunday, May 31, to the virtual commencement ceremony for t Read more