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University of New Orleans alumna Michelle Miller will serve as the principal speaker at the University’s spring 2022 undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 21.

_{April 7, 2022}

Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist and UNO Alumna Michelle Miller to Serve as Spring 2022 Commencement Speaker

CBS News journalist and University of New Orleans alumna Michelle Miller will serve as the principal speaker at the University’s spring 2022 undergraduate commencement ceremony. Read more

Farah Billah’s “Mother Moth” oil on canvas portrait is part of an exhibit that opens Saturday, March 12, at UNO’s St. Claude Gallery.

_{March 9, 2022}

St. Claude Gallery Exhibits ‘Moth in a Disco Room’ By UNO Student Farah Billah

The UNO St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans presents “Moth in a Disco Room,” an exhibit by MFA student Farah Billah that opens Saturday, March 12. Read more

The spring 2022 Jazz at the Sandbar concert series kicks off March 23 with singer Jazzmeia Horn.

_{March 8, 2022}

University of New Orleans Jazz at the Sandbar Returns March 23

The spring 2022 Jazz at the Sandbar concert series kicks off Wednesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. from the University of New Orleans. Read more

Theatre UNO presents two, one-act plays written by University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop professor Justin Maxwell.

_{March 2, 2022}

Theatre UNO Presents: A Night of One Acts

As part of its spring performance series, Theatre UNO will present a double feature written by Justin Maxwell, an associate professor in the Creative Writing Workshop program, and directed by MFA directing candidate R'Myni Watson. Read more

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 UNO’s St. Claude Gallery.

_{February 4, 2022}

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

The UNO 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

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

_{January 19, 2022}

UNO 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