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Xavier in the News

2024

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In the News (& Main General) 

  • Xavier University of Louisiana announced it will open a medical school to combat the lack of representation in the healthcare field and improve educational equity. - READ MORE  
  • Xavier University of Louisiana Received a $1.5M grant through the Mellon Foundation’s “Humanities for All Times” Initiative - READ MORE
  • Xavier University of Louisiana co-hosted the screening of a film about Jim Crow in Haiti in their Convocation Center on Martin Luther King Day - READ MORE 
  • Xavier University of Louisiana will host the fourth and final art exhibition organized by SEEING BLACK this Spring - READ MORE 
  • Xavier University of Louisiana is building an $80 million residence hall to house the influx of out-of-state students. - READ MORE  
  • Xavier University of Louisiana has partnered with the University of Manchester in the U.K. - READ MORE 
  • bEHR Health Systems, Inc., a start-up health tech company based on Xavier University of Louisiana’s campus dedicated to utilizing health equity practices to maximize health in the Black community, is hosting its ‘Official 2024 Mardi Gras Steps Challenge’. - READ MORE  
  • The Louisiana Cancer Research Center is accepting applications for SUCRE, its summer undergraduate research program, and selected students can explore and develop their interests by working in a research lab with an assigned faculty mentor from member institutions, including Xavier University of Louisiana. - READ MORE 
  • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins traveled to New Orleans and met with students and faculty at Xavier and the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy to speak about the importance of investing in next-generation leadership and the need for diversity in STEM, foreign policy, and international security. - READ MORE 
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Xavierite Excellence 

  • Brianne Chiasson (P4) and John Michael Houeye (P4) competed on the national level as representatives of Xavier after winning a local skills competition. - READ MORE

Alumni Spotlight 

  • Farrah Rochon (‘98) is noted as being a New York Time's bestselling author who began writing in between her classes at Xavier. - READ MORE 
  • Troy A. Carter, Sr. ('86), U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s Second Congressional District, released his "Year in Review" for 2023. - READ MORE 
  • Naomi Winston ('21) was featured on "CBS Mornings" for inclusive coloring books that tackle colorism, a problem Naomi first started to unlearn and outgrow at Xavier - READ MORE 
  • Dr. Pierre Johnson ('02), distinguished OB-GYN, was the keynote speaker during an MLK commemorative breakfast in Beloit, Wisconsin. - READ MORE 
  • Leonard Lightfoot (‘04), Brandon Cole (‘06), Jamin Butler (‘04), Gino Jones (‘04), and Christopher Bolder (‘05), who founded the Black Coffee Co., were featured by Afro Tech for their entrepreneurship and philanthropy in helping the next generation of students succeed. - READ MORE 
  • Dr. Brian L McGee ('98) was named one of the influencers of the year by "Arkansas Money & Politics (AMP).” - READ MORE 
  • Joyce Carter ('69) is recognized by a local Chicago newspaper for her 2023 Alumnus of the Year award. - READ MORE 
  • Dr. Marion Smith (‘74), exhibits coordinator at The Museum and Railroad Historical Center in Greenwood, South Carolina, is readying an extended exhibit with multiple parts of Black History Month observances affiliated with The Museum’s exhibit, “Reaching Higher: South Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” It opens Feb. 3 - READ MORE 
  • Nikia A. Laurie ('96) was appointed interim director of the Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute at North Carolina Central University in Durham. - READ MORE 
  • Joyce Carter ('69) was applauded by HBCUnews.com for her 2023 Alumnus of the Year award.- READ MORE
  • Chandra Scott ('99) is the executive director of Alabama Possible, a Birmingham non-profit that works to eradicate poverty, which spearheaded and hosted the nation's first-ever Historically Black Community Colleges (HBCCs) conference on February 8-9 in Mobile, Alabama. - READ MORE
  • Annie Easley was a black scientist in an era when segregation still prevailed in the United States. - READ MORE 

  

Faculty & Staff  

  • Reynold Verret, President of Xavier University, was a speaker during the Louisiana Workforce Summit. Troy A. Carter Sr. ('86), U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District, cohosted the event with Workday. - READ MORE  
  • Monica Pierre, an assistant professor in Xavier University of Louisiana’s Mass Communications Department, won her 3rd career Emmy for the documentary she executive produced, “Battlegrounds: The Lost Community of Fazendeville.” - READ MORE  
  • Dr. Cirecie Olunatuji-West, the Melba Fortuné Martinez Endowed Professor in the counselor education program and director of Xavier’s Center for Equity Justice and Human Spirit (CEJHS), hosted webinar about promoting success in Black children - READ MORE 
  • Dr. Silas Lee, professor of sociology and political analyst, shares his thoughts on the battle over Louisiana's voting map. - READ MORE 
  • Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji, the Melba Fortuné Martinez Endowed Professor in the counselor education program and director of Xavier’s Center for Equity Justice and Human Spirit (CEJHS) and Dr. Constance West, adjunct faculty in Xavier's Division of Education, offered a pre-recorded two-part training designed to help Black Mothers. - READ MORE

 

Athletics Highlights 

  • Taylor Dewitt (graduate student), is named the RRAC Player of the Week for the second time this season - READ MORE  
  • TJ Jones (graduate student) is the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Player of the Week. - READ MORE  
  • Kennedy Wade (senior) was a repeat selection Wednesday on the 2023 All-Louisiana women’s volleyball team, earning a spot on the second team. Ruxandra Flueras (junior) and Taylor Parker (freshman) also received honorable mentions. - READ MORE 
  • Taylor Dewitt (graduate student) was a runner-up for the Greater New Orleans Amateur Athlete of the Month for December due to her excellence on the basketball court. - READ MORE 
  • TJ Jones (graduate student) helped the Xavier men’s basketball team take the lead to win in the final minute of the game against Our Lady of the Lake. - READ MORE 
  • Taylor Dewitt (graduate student) averaged 17.4 points, 7.4 rebounds in five games and shot 57.7 percent from the floor and 71.1 percent from the line for the Xavier University of Louisiana women’s basketball team. - READ MORE 
  • Adrian Holloway, head baseball coach at Xavier, speaks at the second annual Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Baseball Bash at The Cannery in New Orleans. - WATCH
  • Xavier's men's basketball team pulls away in the second half to win 78-63 against Houston-Tillotson - READ MORE 
  • Xavier's women's basketball team is 5-0 in their conference after winning against Huston-Tillotson - READ MORE 
  • Xavier's women's basketball team ties a record for scoring defense when they outscored Our Lady of the Lake 18-4 in the second quarter - READ MORE 
  • Xavier University of Louisiana earned a Red River Athletic Conference women’s basketball victory against Texas A&M-Texarkana. - READ MORE 
  • Xavier University of Louisiana earned a Red River Athletic Conference men’s basketball victory against Texas A&M-Texarkana. - READ MORE 

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