Loyola University New Orleans

Loyola University opens mental health clinic

Posted by tcworthy at 12:44 pm colleges, good works, health, recognition

Feb 152019

from Loyola University New Orleans

Loyola University New Orleans announces the opening of the “Loyola Center for Counseling and Education (LCCE),” a new sliding-scale counseling clinic offering mental healthcare to underserved members of the New Orleans community. The LCCE is hosted by Loyola University New Orleans’ Department of Counseling.

The clinic is housed at 2020 Calhoun St. in Mercy Hall on Loyola University’s campus and is easily accessible from the surrounding residential area. Continue reading »

Woman convicted of murder as a teen will be released on parole

Posted by Katherine Hart at 9:29 am court, crime, Featured, good works

Feb 152019

Michele Benjamin (courtesy of Loyola’s Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice)

After spending her entire adult life behind bars, Michele Benjamin learned Monday that she will be able to go free, the Loyola University Law Clinic has announced.

Benjamin, 41, was a teenager when she was sentenced to life without parole in 1996 for the murder of a German tourist in New Orleans.

The Loyola law clinic began filing appeals in her case not long after life sentences for juveniles were ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2012. That ruling, in Miller v. Alabama, was made retroactive by the Louisiana Supreme Court in 2016, paving the way for Benjamin’s release on parole.

See video of Loyola making history with inauguration of its president

Posted by UptownMessenger.com at 10:18 am colleges

Nov 262018

Loyola University New Orleans returns from the Thanksgiving holiday today under a groundbreaking new president. The Jesuit university made history this month with the Nov. 16 inauguration of Tania Tetlow as the university’s 17th president. She is the first woman and the first layperson to lead Loyola since the university’s founding in 1912.

Why are accurate descriptions of crime suspects so difficult to come by? (Live coverage of Loyola Law Review symposium)

Posted by Robert Morris at 9:09 am colleges, court, crime, public safety

Nov 092018

Robert Jones, who, in 2017, was exonerated of four different crimes from the 1990s, speaks to the audience at “Protecting the Innocent: Louisiana’s Reform of Eyewitness Identifications” at Loyola University New Orleans’ Law School on Friday, November 11. Jones was exonerated with the help of the Innocence Project of New Orleans. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)

Accurate descriptions of suspects have proven to be extremely difficult to come by, even under the best of circumstances, a noted criminologist said Friday morning during the 2018 Loyola Law Review Symposium, “Protecting the Innocent: Louisiana’s Reform of Eyewitness Identifications.”

ECLIPSED play written by ‘Black Panther’ star continues run at Loyola

Posted by tcworthy at 4:05 pm arts, books and music, colleges, events

Apr 262018

The limited engagement of ECLIPSED—award-winning play by Danai Gurira (Black Panther)—continues its run at Loyola University through Sunday, May 6. The black female-led production about five women during the Second Liberian Civil War is part of Southern Rep Theatre’s 2017-18 season in residence at Loyola’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance.

Idella Johnson (L) & LaSharron Purvis performing ECLIPSE. (photo by John B. Barrios)

ECLIPSED is described as “a delicately drawn portrait of the captive wives of a rebel officer in Liberia in 2003. Each one works to find her own way to survive and her place within their tenuous community as the war draws to a close and an uncertain future awaits them. Gurira’s play celebrates their strength, resourcefulness, and humor within an unflinching examination of the human toll of the conflict.” Continue reading »

Five New Orleans mayors to share stage tonight at Loyola Institute of Politics

Posted by Robert Morris at 11:59 am colleges, events, politics

Apr 052018

Three former mayors of New Orleans — Moon Landrieu, Sidney Barthelemy and Marc Morial — will join current Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell tonight in a discussion on the city’s past and future as part of the Loyola Institute of Politics’ annual lecture series. Continue reading »

Political pollster Frank Luntz to discuss 2016 election at Loyola

Posted by Robert Morris at 11:55 am colleges, events

Apr 262017

Frank Luntz (submitted photo)

Frank Luntz, a nationally-known pollster and political commentator, will speak about the 2016 Presidential election Thursday night at the Loyola University Institute of Politics for the annual Ed Renwick lecture. Continue reading »

Loyola student organizations aid in tornado relief

Posted by tcworthy at 7:37 am blight and demolition, colleges, recovery

Feb 202017

Several student organizations at Loyola University New Orleans have made efforts to aid in tornado relief and cleanup. While the school is not equipped with tools to send students out and immediately start rebuilding, they encourage students to find ways to help, according to a report by Dannielle Garcia of The Maroon. Continue reading »

FBI & U.S. Attorney join Muslims to discuss anti-terrorism at Loyola University

Posted by tcworthy at 10:06 am events

Apr 112016

The local New Orleans Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the Loyola University Muslim Student Association will host The True Islam and the Extremists, a discussion about dispelling myths and misconceptions about Islam and to unite in the fight against extremist ideologies.

The event will take place Tuesday, April 12, and speakers include Jeffery Sallet, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New Orleans Division, Kennith Polite, Jr. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and Imam Mubasher Ahmed, of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. Continue reading »

Carville and Matalin to discuss Presidential election in forum at Loyola

Posted by Robert Morris at 11:58 am colleges, elections, politics

Mar 292016

James Carville and Mary Matalin (via Loyola University)

Political consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin will discuss bizarre drama of the 2016 Presidential election in a forum Wednesday night moderated by Gambit publisher Clancy DuBos and hosted by the Loyola University Institute of Politics. Continue reading »

Loyola production of ‘Merchant of Venice’ enters final weekend run

Posted by Robert Morris at 2:28 pm arts, books and music, colleges, events

Nov 072013

(photo via Loyola University)

If you missed the premiere weekend of Loyola University’s production of Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,” you have a few remaining chances to catch it through Saturday.
Continue reading »

Light “Sneaux”-fall creates sense of winter joy on Loyola lawn

Posted by Robert Morris at 9:24 am colleges, events, good works

Dec 062012

Children build a tiny snowman in a layer of snow covering the front lawn of Loyola University on Wednesday evening. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

Despite temperatures in the mid-60s, the front lawn of Loyola University hosted a giant snowball fight on a carpet of snow Wednesday night for the annual “Sneaux” event. In addition to the snow, the university also provided hot chocolate, s’mores, cookies, Christmas music, activities for children and an appearance by Santa Claus.

Children of all ages play in the snow at Loyola’s “Sneaux” event Wednesday evening. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

Loyola presentation of Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” in January to feature record-size orchestra

Posted by Marta Jewson at 1:55 pm arts, books and music, colleges, events

Nov 302012

The Loyola Opera Theatre, backed by the largest orchestra ever used in a Loyola opera, will perform Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Candide’ Friday (Jan. 18) and Sunday (Jan. 20). Continue reading »

Sneaux@Loyno will blanket Loyola University lawn with snow

Posted by Marta Jewson at 12:41 pm colleges, events

Nov 292012

Snow will cover the Marquette Horseshoe lawn at Loyola University, along with a visit from Santa and other holiday festivities on Wednesday evening (Dec. 5). Continue reading »

Prosecutors, activists and professors to discuss U.S. immigration detention system

Posted by Marta Jewson at 1:39 pm colleges, events

Nov 282012

A panel of prosecutors, federal officials, Loyola University professors and social-justice advocates will discuss the United States immigration detention system at Loyola University in an all-day symposium Friday (Nov. 30) called “Dialogues on Detention: Applying Lessons from Criminal Justice Reform to the Immigration Detention System”. Continue reading »

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