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The 17�Թ��’ student startup competition is organized by The Beach at 17�Թ��.

_{August 16, 2022}

17�Թ�� Student Startup Competition Offers $10K In Prizes and Mentorships

Startup17�Թ��, the 17�Թ��’ first-ever student startup competition, will offer $10,000 in prizes. Read more

17�Թ�� African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a Louisiana Board of Regents research grant for her book “Books & Beats: The Cultural Kinship of Street Lit and Hip Hop.”

_{August 8, 2022}

African American Literature Professor Jacinta Saffold Explores Cultural Intersection Of Hip-Hop and Literature

17�Թ�� African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold came of age reading Omar Tyree and Sister Soulja alongside the perh Read more

The 17�Թ�� Transportation Institute, which created a statewide plan to guide the Louisiana Recreational Trails Program, will now help implement it. (Chicot State Park by Zack Daigle/All Trails)

_{July 27, 2022}

17�Թ�� Transportation Institute Will Help Implement Statewide Recreational Trails Plan

Two years ago, the 17�Թ�� Transportation Institute created a statewide plan to guide the Louisiana Recreational Trails Program ( Read more

Schexnaydre, a 2010 and 2016 17�Թ�� graduate, was named the 2023 Louisiana Principal of the Year through the Louisiana Department of Education.

_{July 25, 2022}

17�Թ�� Alumnus David Schexnaydre Named 2023 Louisiana Principal of the Year

17�Թ�� alumnus David Schexnaydre has been named the 2023 Louisiana Principal of the Year. Read more

17�Թ�� transportation professor Guang Tian has been awarded a grant to study the travel behaviors of minority groups and people with low income.

_{July 20, 2022}

Transportation Professor Guang Tian Researches Travel Behaviors and Effects of Auto Dependency

The current transportation systems in the United States were planned and built decades ago primarily for automobiles, which makes mobility difficul Read more

Carrie DeMers Donchez is a yardmaster for Norfolk Southern Railway and is pursuing a master’s degree in transportation at the 17�Թ��.

_{July 15, 2022}

17�Թ�� Graduate Student Carrie DeMers Donchez Is A Railway Industry Leader

Samuel Gladden Appointed Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Human Development

Following a national search, the 17�Թ�� has appointed Samuel Gladden as the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education a Read more

CBS News journalist Michelle Miller will receive the 2022 Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award and Lauren Gibbs will receive the 2022 Norma Jane Sabiston Distinguished Young Alumna Award.

_{June 27, 2022}

CBS News Journalist Michelle Miller to Receive 2022 17�Թ�� Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award

CBS News journalist Michelle Miller will receive the 2022 17�Թ�� Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award. Read more

17�Թ�� transportation professor Guang Tian has been awarded a grant from the Louisiana Transportation Research Center.

_{June 8, 2022}

Transportation Professor Guang Tian Researches Best Way To Help Manage Traffic

17�Թ�� transportation professor Guang Tian has been awarded a grant to study traffic patterns and determine the best model for p Read more