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2023

August

Three 17�Թ�� justice studies doctoral students were recognized during the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) Student Evaluation Case Competition.

_{August 30, 2023}

17�Թ�� Justice Studies Ph.D. Students Earn Recognition in National Competition

17�Թ�� justice studies doctoral students Nathalie DuPont, Ben Posner and Emily Ratner competed in the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) inaugural Student Evaluation Case Competition. Read more

The 17�Թ�� Presidential Search Committee has selected Dr. Kathy Johnson (left) and Dr. Walter Kimbrough as finalists.

_{August 29, 2023}

17�Թ�� Presidential Search Finalists Selected

The 17�Թ�� Presidential Search Committee selected two finalists on Tuesday. Read more

17�Թ�� student Haley Beaulieu dissects a fish in biologist Erin Cox’s laboratory to analyze the level of potentially harmful pollutants.

_{August 23, 2023}

17�Թ�� Researchers Seek to Answer: Are Recreational Anglers at Risk From Seafood Consumption?

17�Թ�� biologist Erin Cox's research will explore the levels of potentially harmful pollutants in fish caught by recreational anglers. Read more

The 17�Թ�� Presidential Search Committee announced the selection of five semifinalists on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.

_{August 17, 2023}

17�Թ�� Presidential Search Committee Advances Five Semifinalists

The 17�Թ�� Presidential Search Committee selected five semifinalists to interview for the school’s top post. Read more

Wendy Schluchter holds the 17�Թ�� Eurofins chair in molecular biology and is professor and chair of the biological sciences department.

_{August 15, 2023}

17�Թ�� Biologist Wendy Schluchter Receives a Nearly $750K Department of Energy Research Grant

17�Թ�� biology professor Wendy Schluchter has received a nearly $750,000 Department of Energy grant. Read more

The Class of 2027 was welcomed to the 17�Թ�� during a new student convocation held at Lakefront Arena on Friday.

_{August 14, 2023}

Class of 2027 Welcomed at New Student Convocation

The Class of 2027 was officially welcomed to campus on Friday with a formal ceremony and a get-to-know-you party with their peers. Read more

17�Թ�� will launch six online graduate programs designed to meet the needs of working adults looking for an alternative to traditional on-campus education.

_{August 14, 2023}

The 17�Թ�� Enlists Academic Partnerships to Launch New Online Graduate Degree Programs Focused on Working Adults

The 17�Թ�� has announced a partnership with Academic Partnerships (AP) to support the expansion of its online portfolio of graduate degree programs. Read more

Dinah Maygarden is a research associate and science education program director at 17�Թ��’s Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences.

_{August 7, 2023}

Science Educator Dinah Maygarden Named An Urban Conservancy 2023 Urban Hero

17�Թ�� researcher and science educator Dinah Maygarden has been named one of The Urban Conservancy’s 2023 Urban Heroes. Read more

July

Leah Myers, who earned an MFA in creative writing from 17�Թ��, has published her first book “Thinning Blood.”

_{July 31, 2023}

Alumni Spotlight: Author Leah Myers: ‘In my heart, I’m a storyteller’

Leah Myers, who earned an MFA in creative writing from 17�Թ��, has published her first book “Thinning Blood.” Read more