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2018

December

Novelist Maurice Ruffin and poet Jericho Brown, both of whom earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the 17�Թ��, are featured in The New York Times.(Photo courtesy of The New York Times)

_{December 5, 2018}

17�Թ�� Creative Writing Graduates Featured in The New York Times

Two 17�Թ�� graduates are among the 32 writers recently Read more

A new photography exhibit featuring works by Michael Patrick O’Brien opens Saturday, Nov. 8 at the 17�Թ��-St. Claude Gallery.

_{December 3, 2018}

17�Թ��-St. Claude Gallery to Feature Michael Patrick O’Brien Photography

A new photography exhibit featuring works by Michael Patrick O’Brien opens Saturday, Nov. 8 at the 17�Թ��-St. Claude Gallery. Read more

November

A summit of diplomatic, scholarly and advocacy organizations focused on cultural and academic exchanges between the U.S. and Austria convened at the Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans Nov. 12-13 to explore opportunities for joining forces in areas of mutual interest and benefit.

_{November 30, 2018}

Summit of Austrian–American Organizations Convenes in New Orleans

A summit of diplomatic, scholarly and advocacy organizations focused on cultural and academic exchanges between the U.S. Read more

17�Թ�� student Dayana Frazer and UMass Medicals School Dean Dr. Terence Flotte

_{November 29, 2018}

Biology Student Dayana Frazer’s Next Focus Is Medical School

Dayana Frazer, a senior at the 17�Թ��, could very well be “focus” personified. Read more

The 17�Թ�� Survey Research Center Quality of Life Survey, conducted under the direction of Ed Chervenak, has gauged voter perceptions in Orleans and Jefferson for more than three decades.

_{November 28, 2018}

17�Թ�� Survey Research Center Releases 2018 Quality of Life Survey

Over the last eight years, New Orleans voters have been more satisfied with life in the city than in previous years, according to the 2018 Quality Read more

Tarun Mukherjee, whose primary expertise is in corporate finance, has established the Kali Charan Mukherjee Endowed Scholarship in Finance for 17�Թ�� students.

_{November 26, 2018}

Finance Professor Tarun Mukherjee Establishes Scholarship to Honor Parents, Recruit Students

Tarun Mukherjee, who has spent nearly four decades as a faculty member at the 17�Թ��, has established a scholarship in honor of Read more

Md Tamjidul Hoque has been tapped by NASA’s Stennis Space Center to help the agency improve the way it manages and markets intellectual property.

_{November 20, 2018}

Computer Science Faculty Member Awarded $100,000 to Help NASA’s Stennis Space Center Manage Intellectual Property

A 17�Թ�� faculty member has been tapped by NASA’s Stennis Space Center to help the agency improve the way it manages and markets Read more

The 17�Թ�� is one of 130 public universities and university systems around the country participating in an innovative new effort to increase college completion known as Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success.

_{November 16, 2018}

The 17�Թ�� Helps Launch National Effort to Increase College Completion

The 17�Թ�� is one of 130 public universities and university systems around the country participating in an innovative new effort Read more

In addition to recognition for the best hybrid format of the degree program, the 17�Թ�� was ranked 28th overall among higher education master’s degree programs offered exclusively online.

_{November 16, 2018}

The 17�Թ�� Master’s Degree in Higher Education Receives Top Ranking

OnlineMasters.com, a research organization seeking to provide data-driven analysis to prospective graduate students, named the Un Read more