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May 07, 2019
After being diagnosed with a sometimes debilitating illness, Chacity Simmons felt even more determined to continue her education and reach her goals. Because of her tenacity and hard work, Simmons has earned the title of chief student marshal for the 2019 Spring Commencement for Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Baton Rouge set for Friday, May 10 at 10 a.m. at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

April 26, 2019
The Âé¶¹´«Ã½ System's five campuses, along with Dillard University, Grambling State University, Xavier University and the HBCU Advisory Council, came together to host "HBCU Day at the Capitol" on Wednesday.
April 23, 2019
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has been awarded a $50,000 campus improvement grant through The Home Depot: Retool Your School Grant Program. This program awards historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) grants to make sustainable improvements to their campuses.

April 17, 2019
Acclaimed actor Omar J. Dorsey will deliver the spring commencement address at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Baton Rouge on Friday, May 10.

April 12, 2019
During its March meeting, the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ System Board of Supervisors approved longtime Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Baton Rouge physics professor Stephen C. McGuire as the James Ruth Smith Professor Emeritus.
April 11, 2019
Cheryl Taylor, graduate nursing programs chair for the College of Nursing and Allied Health, was named "Nursing Educator of the Year " during the recent annual Nightingale Nursing Awards awards event for the Louisiana Nurses Foundation.Â

April 10, 2019
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has entered into a partnership with one of the largest centers for cybersecurity near the nation’s capital and adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico.

April 09, 2019

April 08, 2019
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ students recently participated in the 76th Joint Annual Meeting of Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society and the National Institute of Science held in Atlanta, Georgia.