Education Students at Loyola University Protest Dismissal of English Department’s Only Black ProfessorStacy JacksonMay 2, 2023May 3, 2023 by Stacy JacksonMay 2, 2023May 3, 20231259 Reportedly, Heath missed the deadline to renew his contract, and after the department offered an extension, no one responded to his submission.... Read more
Education Xavier Cole Named 18th President of Loyola University New OrleansBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMarch 25, 2023March 24, 2023 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMarch 25, 2023March 24, 2023578 Cole will become the first person of color, and the second layperson, to lead the 111-year-old institution... Read more
Career News Xavier Cole named 18th president of Loyola University New OrleansBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMarch 24, 2023 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMarch 24, 2023534 Before his role at Marquette, Cole spent more than two decades shaping student life at higher education institutions in Maryland. ... Read more
Education History Leadership Lifestyle Loyola New Orleans to Rename Residence Hall After First Black GraduateBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 6, 2022July 6, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 6, 2022July 6, 20221494 The Francis family legacy! Loyola University New Orleans will rename its largest residence hall in honor of the university's first Black graduate.... Read more
News Loyola University Renames Resident Hall In Honor of First Black GraduateAtiya JordanJune 22, 2022June 22, 2022 by Atiya JordanJune 22, 2022June 22, 20221571 Loyola University's first Black graduate, Dr. Norman C. Francis, will have the college's largest residence hall named in his honor.... Read more
Study: Killers of Black Men Less Likely to Get Death PenaltyJanell HazelwoodSeptember 23, 2015September 25, 2015 by Janell HazelwoodSeptember 23, 2015September 25, 2015602 Loyola University research finds racial and gender disparities in punishment for crimes, where white men are less likely to get the death penalty.... Read more