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A partnership with Waffle House has helped 17�Թ��’s Career Services create a scholarship fund for first-generation college students.

_{October 23, 2023}

Career Services Awards Scholarship

17�Թ�� art student Jarred Shields was awarded a scholarship from Career Services in partnership with Waffle House. Read more

Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin earned two degrees from the 17�Թ��.

_{October 19, 2023}

Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin To Serve as Fall 2023 Commencement Speaker

Acclaimed novelist and 17�Թ�� alumnus Maurice Carlos Ruffin will serve as the principal speaker at the University’s fall 2023 commencement ceremony. Read more

17�Թ�� graduate student Amanda Kirkland has been named a 2024 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow.

_{October 18, 2023}

17�Թ�� Graduate Student Earns Knauss Fellowship

17�Թ�� graduate student Amanda Kirkland is one of 85 students in the nation named to the 2024 class of the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. Read more

17�Թ�� math professor Peter Bierhorst has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to further his research in quantum entanglement, a physics phenomenon whereby two microscopic particles such as photons or electrons, can appear to act in concert instantaneously even when tested miles apart. (Image credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images.)

_{October 16, 2023}

17�Թ�� Mathematician Awarded $800K Grant from National Science Foundation

17�Թ�� math professor Peter Bierhorst has received an $800,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further his research in quantum entanglement. Read more

Veteran educator and education professor Pat Austin is releasing her memoir, “Tales of a Teaching Life,” a book in verse about teaching.

_{October 12, 2023}

Professor Emerita Pat Austin Celebrates the Release of Her New Book of Poetry

Pat Austin, 17�Թ�� professor emerita and decades-long curator of the 17�Թ�� Children’s and Young Adult Library, is celebrating the release of her memoir about teaching, “Tales of a Teaching Life.” Read more

DeShawn Jones, Kennedy St. Charles and Tracy West are 17�Թ�� graduates who have been selected as LCMC Health Minority Administrative Fellows.

_{October 12, 2023}

Inaugural Class of LCMC Health Minority Administrative Fellows Features Three 17�Թ�� Graduates

Three of the four LCMC Health Minority Administrative Fellows who make up the inaugural class are graduates of the 17�Թ��. Read more

Helen Cammock’s “I Will Keep My Soul,” 2023 (film still) that is part of an upcoming exhibition at the 17�Թ�� St. Claude Gallery.

_{October 11, 2023}

17�Թ�� St. Claude Gallery Exhibits Helen Cammock’s ‘I Will Keep My Soul’

The 17�Թ�� School of the Arts, in conjunction with The Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought, presents “I Will Keep My Soul” at the 17�Թ�� St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans. Read more

Madeline Foster-Martinez is an assistant professor in 17�Թ��'s Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

_{October 5, 2023}

17�Թ�� Faculty Member Earns Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship

17�Թ�� faculty member Madeline Foster-Martinez is one of seven scientists to receive a Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship in Environmental Protection and Stewardship. Read more

The 17�Թ�� is a national leader in delivering strong economic mobility outcomes for its students.

_{October 2, 2023}

The 17�Թ�� Ranks Among National Leaders in Economic Mobility

The 17�Թ�� ranks among universities that are national leaders in economic mobility, according to a new report from the policy institute Third Way. Read more