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Dear faculty and staff members, We received an early Christmas present from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges last week ÐÓ°ÉרÇø“ news that it has reaffirmed the ÐÓ°ÉרÇøÐÓ°ÉרÇø™s accreditation through 2030. The accreditors determined the ÐÓ°ÉרÇø had met all of the...

Dear students, faculty and staff members, The American Educational Studies Association and more than 2,100 college, university and K-12 educators, scholars and organizations have designated today as a Day of Action. The goal is to urge schools, colleges and universities to declare their commitments...

Dear students, faculty and staff members, In recent days, we have seen an uptick in the number of students reporting positive COVID-19 test results. This unfortunate trend mirrors the rising number of cases in Acadiana, across Louisiana and throughout the nation. Some of these cases at the...

Dear students, faculty and staff members, A few weeks ago, I took advantage, as many of you did, of early voting. As I waited in line, I watched as others left the polling place with looks of satisfaction after they had employed the most powerful tool a democracy provides ÐÓ°ÉרÇø“ a ballot. I didnÐÓ°ÉרÇø™t see...

Dear students, faculty and staff members, Election Day is this Tuesday, Nov. 3. Every four years, American voters hold in their hands the most sacred and precious responsibility a democracy affords ÐÓ°ÉרÇø“ a ballot. If you took advantage of early voting opportunities, thank you. If your plan is to vote in...

Dear students, faculty and staff members, The halfway point of this very challenging fall semester is behind us. Before we know it, final exams, Thanksgiving, Commencement and the holiday season will be here. Then, a new year and a new semester will begin. Before discussing what we anticipate the...

Dear students, I hope your fall semester is off to a great start! Mine is. I spent this morning among my favorite people as I helped greet you and other returning students, faculty and staff members along Rex Street and St. Mary Boulevard. This welcome back event is something we do at the start of...

Dear students, The Fall 2020 semester begins Aug. 17, and weÐÓ°ÉרÇø™re looking forward to welcoming you back. WeÐÓ°ÉרÇø™ve used the past few months to prepare for your homecoming. Our extensive and careful planning reflects the unwavering priority we place on your health and safety. Some of you will return...

Dear faculty, students, staff members, alumni and friends, Our ÐÓ°ÉרÇø has a long and deliberate history of diversity and inclusion. But we have, as a nation and as an institution, reached a moment in which simply pointing to the past without pledging ourselves to improving the future is...

Dear members of the ÐÓ°ÉרÇø family, George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Their tragic deaths ÐÓ°ÉרÇø“ and those of countless others ÐÓ°ÉרÇø“ are reminders that our nation has much work to do to address discrimination, intolerance and other inexcusable barriers to social justice that have...