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Loyola Ballet celebrates milestone anniversary of the Ballets Russes

Loyola Press Release - 11/16/2009

The Loyola Ballet celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Ballets Russes with performances on Friday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Nov. ...

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Loyola community volunteers for 10th annual day of service

Loyola Press Release - 11/14/2009

Loyola University New Orleans Wolfpack pride and community service were on exhibit all over the United States on Saturday, Nov. ...

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Loyola commemorates Jesuits' assassination with Martyrs Week

Loyola Press Release - 11/13/2009

The Loyola University Community Action Program will hold a week of activities to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the assassination ...

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Survey says: Students like Loyola

Loyola Press Release - 11/9/2009

Eighty-five percent of Loyola University New Orleans seniors would choose to attend Loyola again, ...

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Outspoken political philosopher Slavoj Zizek to speak at Loyola Tuesday

Loyola Press Release - 11/9/2009

Charismatic philosopher and professor Slavoj Zizek will visit Loyola University New Orleans to discuss "Uses and Misuses of Violence," on ...

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Yamauchi lecture in religion focuses on biblical humor

Loyola Press Release - 11/9/2009

Sister Terri Bednarz, R.S.M., will be the featured speaker at the Loyola University New Orleans Department of Religious Studies Fall ...

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Trial Advocacy Team wins national competition

Loyola Press Release - 11/6/2009

The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Trial Advocacy Team won first place at the Quinnipiac University Criminal Justice ...

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Loyola hosts pep rally tailgate before Battle of Freret Street

Loyola Press Release - 11/4/2009

Loyola University New Orleans men’s basketball team will renew their rivalry with next-door neighbor Tulane as the Wolfpack and Green ...

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Loyola School of Nursing celebrates 30 years

Loyola Press Release - 11/3/2009

The Loyola University New Orleans School of Nursing is celebrating 30 years of educating high-quality health care professionals in Louisiana ...

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Loyola composer's music featured in Covington concert Saturday

Loyola Press Release - 11/2/2009

The songs, chamber music and choral music of William Horne, composer and professor of music at Loyola University New Orleans, ...

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4th Circuit brings courtroom to College of Law Tuesday

Loyola Press Release - 11/2/2009

Law students at Loyola University New Orleans are invited to attend oral arguments before the State of Louisiana Court of ...

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1718 reading series hosts author Thomas Beller Tuesday

Loyola Press Release - 11/2/2009

Acclaimed author Thomas Beller will be the featured speaker at the ...

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Paper examines theories behind historical interpretation of Constitution

Loyola Press Release - 10/30/2009

Jamal Greene, associate professor of law at Columbia University School of Law, recently presented his paper “On the Origins of ...

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Loyola offers H1N1 vaccination to employees

Loyola Press Release - 10/29/2009

Loyola University New Orleans received an initial shipment of doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine and has been vaccinating ...

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Loyola remembers alumni at All Saints Mass

Loyola Press Release - 10/27/2009

The Loyola University New Orleans Alumni Association and the Office of Mission and Ministry invite the campus community to attend ...

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Loyola Men’s Hoops Assists in Hornets Read to Achieve

Loyola Press Release - 10/27/2009

For the second consecutive year, the Loyola men’s basketball team assisted the New Orleans Hornets and the Louisiana Children’s Museum ...

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Loyola Week kicks off Nov. 1

Loyola Press Release - 10/26/2009

In November, the Jesuit Center and the Student Government Association will present Loyola Week, a series of events, activities and ...

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Loyola honors former opera stage director David Morelock

Loyola Press Release - 10/26/2009

The esteemed career of David Morelock, director of Loyola Opera Theatre from 1994-2009, will be celebrated with an Opera Gala ...

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Artwork of Keith Haring comes to Loyola's Diboll Gallery

Loyola Press Release - 10/26/2009

The colorful and vibrant mastery of the late New York City artist Keith Haring will be on display in the ...

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Law students assist with UN visit on housing this week

Loyola Press Release - 10/26/2009

Students in the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law will assist with the visit of a United Nations special ...

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Loyola hosts Spanish playwright and performances

Loyola Press Release - 10/26/2009

Spanish dramatist and playwright José Moreno Arenas, known for his short, comic plays that confront the audience with shocking twists, ...

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Loyola theatre begins holidays with staged adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol'

Loyola Press Release - 10/23/2009

To kick off the holiday season, the Loyola University New Orleans Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will present a ...

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International Student Association hosts Country Fair

Loyola Press Release - 10/22/2009

Where did the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago get its name? Who started the 365-day calendar? Which country’s national symbol ...

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Internationally acclaimed refugee rights activist to speak at Loyola Nov. 17

Loyola Press Release - 10/20/2009

Acclaimed refugee rights activist Katrine Camilleri, Ph. D., assistant director of the Jesuit Refugee Services in Malta, will ...

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Loyola and Southern Rep showcase Beethoven's OPUS 131

Loyola Press Release - 10/19/2009

The Southern Rep Theater and Loyola University New Orleans will team up next week to present Beethoven’s opus 131 in ...

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Controversial Bolivian scholar speaks tonight on marginalized people finding a voice

Loyola Press Release - 10/19/2009

Acclaimed and controversial Bolivian scholar and Latin American historian Waskar Ari Chachaki will speak at Loyola University New Orleans on ...

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Law professor launches ethics resource Web site

Loyola Press Release - 10/19/2009

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law professor Dane S. Ciolino has launched a new Web site, Louisiana ...

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Acclaimed piano and cello virtuosos perform original works at Loyola

Loyola Press Release - 10/19/2009

New Orleans Friends of Music teams up with Loyola University New Orleans to present exciting masterclasses and a concert by ...

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Loyola University named to The Princeton Review's 'Best 301 Business Schools'

Loyola Press Release - 10/19/2009

The Loyola University New Orleans College of Business is an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The New ...

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Essence of New Orleans to be the focus of special event

Loyola Press Release - 10/16/2009

‘What is New Orleans?’ This will be the focus of the Center for the Study of New Orleans’ second event. ...

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Ecological scholars address global warming in upcoming lectures

Loyola Press Release - 10/15/2009

Is global warming real? What are the future ecological implications for global warming and what can we do ...

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Political science students honored by city for their research

Loyola Press Release - 10/12/2009

Three Loyola University New Orleans political science students were honored with an official proclamation by the New Orleans City Council ...

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Moot court team places second in international competition

Loyola Press Release - 10/12/2009

The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law moot court team placed second overall in the John Marshall Law School ...

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Loyola law professor joins Obama administration

Loyola Press Release - 10/12/2009

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law professor Robert Verchick has been selected to become the deputy associate administrator for ...

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Take Back the Night march to raise awareness of sexual violence

Loyola Press Release - 10/12/2009

Loyola University New Orleans joins its neighbor Tulane University to call for an end to sexual violence in the 18th ...

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Loyola hosts Spring 2010 MBA open house Oct. 15

Loyola Press Release - 10/12/2009

The Loyola University New Orleans College of Business will host an open house on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m., ...

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Loyola women's and men's basketball placed in latest GCAC poll

Loyola Press Release - 10/12/2009

The Loyola University New Orleans women’s basketball team was voted by the coaches of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference as ...

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Biever Lecture Series presents 'Apocalypse in the White House'

Loyola Press Release - 10/12/2009

Defining how American presidents have prevented apocalyptic transformation around the world will be the subject of a lecture at Loyola ...

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Loyola increases first-year enrollment by 16 percent

Loyola Press Release - 10/7/2009

Loyola University New Orleans admissions officials report the university is continuing to see strong growth in its student body, with ...

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Pirates and Romans the topic of archaeology lecture Tuesday

Loyola Press Release - 10/5/2009

Loyola University New Orleans has been chosen as the host site of this year’s prestigious Dunwalke Lecture in archaeology. Chosen ...

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Loyola celebrates 20th anniversary of women's studies

Loyola Press Release - 10/5/2009

Loyola University New Orleans will celebrate its 20th anniversary of women’s studies on Oct. 8, in the J. Edgar and ...

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Mass and reception celebrate the life of the Rev. Louis Twomey, S.J.

Loyola Press Release - 10/5/2009

The life and legacy of social justice pioneer the Rev. Louis Twomey, S.J., will be celebrated on the 40th anniversary ...

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Paul Vallas joins leaders in education to examine schools in New Orleans

Loyola Press Release - 10/5/2009

The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, the Journal of Public Interest Law and the Loyola Institute for Quality ...

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Former FDA commissioner to speak at Loyola

Loyola Press Release - 9/28/2009

Loyola University New Orleans welcomes Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., on Monday, Oct. 12, to present "Transforming Health Care in the ...

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11 Loyola faculty and staff members condemn Iranian actions

Loyola Press Release - 9/28/2009

Eleven Loyola University New Orleans faculty and staff members joined more than 360 concerned academics from around the world in ...

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Institute for Ministry co-hosts Downtown Spirituality Series

Loyola Press Release - 9/28/2009

The Loyola University New Orleans Institute for Ministry, along with the Jesuit Church of the Immaculate Conception and ...

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Loyola University joins Southern States Athletics Conference

Loyola Press Release - 9/28/2009

In a move to enhance its athletic program, Loyola University New Orleans will join the Southern States Athletics Conference in ...

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Loyola biology professor presents weekly show on science matters

Loyola Press Release - 9/28/2009

Each week, Internet listeners can tune in to "Science Matters" to learn about emerging discoveries in science and the researchers ...

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Researchers travel to the Guatemalan jungle in search of kissing bugs

Loyola Press Release - 9/21/2009

Loyola University New Orleans biology professor Patricia Dorn, Ph.D., and three of her researchers, recently traveled to Guatemala to conduct ...

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Loyola Theatre brings 'The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later' to campus

Loyola Press Release - 9/21/2009

Loyola University New Orleans Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will join playwright Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project ...

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