April 5, 2021
Grambling
GSU student is first person in Louisiana to earn Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity
https://www.knoe.com/2021/04/02/a-gsu-student-is-the-first-person-in-louisiana-to-graduate-in-cybersecurity/
Grambling announces Spring 2021 commencement ceremony dates
https://www.rustonleader.com/news/grambling-announces-spring-2021-commencement-ceremony-dates
Hammond
Increased fees add thousands to college costs
https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/breaking_news/fee-increases-at-louisiana-colleges-universities-add-thousands-to-cost-of-higher-education/article_c7e6a462-92f7-11eb-aac8-f32c84872038.html
Grants available to help Southeastern students
https://www.hammondstar.com/arts_and_entertainment/grants-available-to-help-southeastern-students/article_5d3c657e-66e0-5bb8-bf6d-108e9543139d.html
Lafayette
DO COLLEGE STUDENTS WANT THE VACCINE?
https://www.kadn.com/content/news/Do-college-students-want-the-vaccine-574126041.html
UL, short on minority faculty, seeks long-term answers to become more reflective of the community
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/education/article_86086b10-93e8-11eb-aed5-6f3408f85da1.html
Monroe
Ellis rebrands Monroe, administration talks about future projects in State of the City
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2021/04/04/ellis-rebrands-monroe-administration-talks-future-projects-state-city/7008228002/
ULM announces 2020 Foundation Awards for Excellence recipients
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2021/04/03/ulm-announces-2020-foundation-awards-excellence-recipients/7067406002/
Natchitoches
Blakely recognized as NSU military honoree
https://natchitochesparishjournal.com/2021/04/05/blakely-recognized-as-nsu-military-honoree/
NSU calendar April 4-10
https://natchitochesparishjournal.com/2021/04/02/nsu-calendar-april-4-10/
New Orleans
How will 2021 graduation look during COVID? Plans vary at these New Orleans colleges.
https://www.nola.com/news/education/article_ea1fd27c-935d-11eb-b194-57ed34a2a7c6.html
Shreveport
City of Shreveport gearing up for Bayou Classic
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2021/04/01/the-city-of-shreveport-is-hosting-grambling-state-university-and-southern-university/4837426001/