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Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes leaves Dillard to become first Black woman commissioner of Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes has served as the athletic director of Dillard University for the past 16 years, but now,

TheGrio Staff / May 16, 2022

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Dillard: $5M gift to create civil rights, other internships

A historically Black university in New Orleans says a $5 million gift will create civil rights and public interest internships

Associated Press / November 23, 2021

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United Negro College Fund elects its first Black board chair

You might want to have a seat for this one. The United Negro College Fund, which has long been one

Biba Adams / March 17, 2021

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PJ Morton 1st artist in residence at Dillard University

Grammy-winning musician PJ Morton is the first artist in residence at Dillard University, a historically Black private university in New Orleans. Morton

Associated Press / February 7, 2021

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2 HBCU presidents join COVID-19 vaccine trial, want students to follow

The presidents of two Louisiana historically black colleges and universities have announced their participation in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, and

Biba Adams / September 17, 2020

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Chance the Rapper to address Dillard University’s 2018 grads

The Grammy Award-winning artist has been asked to deliver this year’s commencement address to graduates of Dillard University in New Orleans.

Blue Telusma / April 9, 2018

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Dillard University ranks second in the country in black physics undergrads

One of the smallest historically black colleges in the U.S. boasts a huge accomplishment: pound for pound, tiny Dillard University

TheGrio Staff / May 29, 2017