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Thomas Durant, the first director of AAAS, and his successors have fought to promote the program for over 20 years.

African and African American Studies promoted to department status by Board of Supervisors

By Reveille Staff Report January 15, 2021

The LSU Board of Supervisors promoted the African and African American Studies (AAAS) program to department status on Friday morning.  Previously, students could only minor in AAAS or make it a concentration...

‘He really loved this job’: LSU community mourns loss of Kenneth Miles, former director of Cox Academic Center

By Reed Darcey August 24, 2020

Kenneth Miles, the former executive director of LSU’s Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes, passed away Saturday morning. He was 50 years old.  Miles worked at LSU from 2008...

Desks in a classroom in the Huey P. Long Field House on February 5, 2020.

LSU alumna petitions to offer fully virtual courses for students

By Brock Sanders August 20, 2020

LSU students will soon return to campus for in-person, virtual and hybrid classes in order to minimize risk of COVID-19 outbreak. One former student, though, is pushing for students to be able to opt for...

The crowd goes wild on Monday, January 13, 2020 after LSU's 42-25 win against Clemson at the National Championship in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

‘I certainly won’t be holding Saturday classes:’ LSU students, faculty unhappy about Saturday makeup days

By Lara Nicholson January 22, 2020

Mechanical engineering sophomore Robert Breaux will wake up on Saturday, at about 6 a.m. for his first class. He will get to campus for his 8:30 a.m. class, likely stop by Highland Coffees or Inga’s...

The Student Health Center rests at its location on LSU's campus on Monday, April 2, 2018.

LSU students create online petition to alleviate wait times for mental health services at Student Health Center

By Karli Carpenter April 21, 2019

Six students in a political communication capstone class created a petition to implement an online mental health screening feature to alleviate the LSU Student Health Center’s mental health service...

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LSU to launch new online-only Digital Studies minor

By Anna Jones April 11, 2019

Students who wish to work independently, gain skills in web analytics and have more freedom over their schedule may be interested in the University’s new online-only minor in digital studies. The...

LSU professor Carl Oliveros studies the family tree of birds on Friday, April 5, 2019, in the Life Sciences building.

LSU researcher reorganizes perching bird lineage

By Sophie Liberto April 9, 2019

Scientists have reorganized evolution for all major lineages of perching birds. Perching birds, also known as passerines, are a large and diverse group of more than 6,000 species— including familiar...

The Tiger Den Incubator student workspace is located on the third floor of the BEC on Friday, March 29, 2019.

College of Business’ Ideation Lab transforms into Tiger Den Incubator

By Bailey Chauvin April 2, 2019

Calling all student entrepreneurs- the Ideation Lab within the E.J. Ourso College of Business has been transformed into the Tiger Den Incubator. Located on the third floor of the Business...

Yogesh Saini sits in his office in the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.

LSU Vet professor awarded $2.7 million grant for lung research

By Bailey Chauvin April 2, 2019

LSU Veterinary assistant professor Yogesh Saini received the Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) award, which will allow him to continue researching ozone-induced lung diseases. Saini is one...

The University’s Society of Women Engineers chapter hosts a variety of events including their annual Women Impacting Style in Engineering fashion show

LSU women examine challenges within STEM field

By Anna Jones April 1, 2019

Graduate student Jessica Tolan may be studying science at an advanced level now, but she has come a long way from dropping a Geographic Information Systems class her senior year of high school. She switched...

The Center of Academic Success welcomes students from all over campus who need academic help through tutoring and more on Monday Oct. 12, 2015, in Charles E. Coates Hall in LSU's quadrangle.

Supplemental Instructors aim to help students academically

By Sophie Liberto March 26, 2019

With a growing freshman class size, LSU welcomes more students — and more students who struggle with the learning gap between high school and college. Many struggle with the higher demand for work...

Chemistry assistant professor Revati Kumar, chemistry postdoctoral researcher Rolf David and chemistry grad student Pu Du stand outside of their offices on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

LSU chemistry professor wins NSF CAREER award

By Bailey Chauvin March 21, 2019

LSU Chemistry assistant professor Revati Kumar received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award on Feb. 22. The award will allow her to continue her research involving the interactions between...