Campus News | The 51�Թ��

NEWS

2023

December

51�Թ�� librarian Connie Phelps holds a brick from William Frantz Elementary School that is among the recent artifacts donated as part of the Orleans Parish School Board Collection housed at the 51�Թ��’ Earl K. Long Library.

_{December 14, 2023}

Earl K. Long Library Special Collection of Orleans Parish School Board Memorabilia Is Expanding

The Earl K. Long Library’s special collection containing material that documents more than 150 years of Orleans Parish School Board history is expanding. Read more

The newly renovated lounge in the Engineering Building at 51�Թ�� offers students a comfortable study place.

_{December 12, 2023}

Engineering Study Lounge Renovated with $120K Gift

The study lounge in the Engineering Building at the 51�Թ�� has been renovated courtesy of a $120,000 gift from 51�Թ�� alumnus Tony Cibilich. Read more

Acclaimed novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin, who earned two degrees from the 51�Թ��, gave the commencement address Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

_{December 11, 2023}

Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin To 51�Թ�� Grads: ‘I’m living my dream because I went to this school’

Acclaimed novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin, who earned two degrees from the 51�Թ��, gave the commencement address Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Read more

Students at Village de L’Est Elementary School work with Dianne Barth of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on solutions to issues they identified while surveying their school yard.

_{December 6, 2023}

Grant Seeks To Create Environmental ‘Place-based’ Program For Elementary Students

Researchers at the 51�Թ�� are using a National Academy of Sciences grant to create an environmental place-based education program for elementary students. Read more