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Xavier First HBCU in U.S., First Louisiana University Awarded a Confucius Institute

Posted by NCFLI on August 24, 2012 in News with no comments

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(New Orleans LA) – Senior Administrators from Xavier University of Louisiana have signed a historic agreement that will make Xavier the first HBCU in the nation and the first university in Louisiana to establish a Confucius Institute (CI).

Dr. Loren J. Blanchard, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs led a four-member delegation that consisted of Dr. Monique Guillory, Special Assistant…

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NCF Selected Among ‘America’s Best Leaders’

Posted by NCFLI on May 14, 2012 in News with no comments

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From U.S. News & World Report: As New Orleans’s governmental services collapsed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Norman Francis, president of Xavier University of Louisiana – the ‘Black Notre Dame of the South’ – organized an armada of boats and a convoy of buses to evacuate students and staffers stranded at the flooded…

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New student grant bears Xavier President Norman Francis’ name

Posted by NCFLI on May 2, 2012 in News with no comments

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Xavier University President Norman Francis has been honored by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education with a grant for students based on need and achievement that bears his…

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NCF Profiled by National Visionary Leadership Project

Posted by NCFLI on May 1, 2012 in News with no comments

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Norman C. Francis’ legacy as the first lay president of Xavier University is epitomized in his unwavering commitment to educational and social equality, spiritual enlightenment, and community service. See fu…

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Dr. Francis Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.

Posted by NCFLI on May 1, 2012 in News with no comments

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The Xavier Family celebrated the selection of our own president, Norman C. Francis, as one of the recipients of the 2006 Presidential Medal of Freedom award.

This award is the nation’s highest honor for any civilian to receive. It was presented to Dr. Francis by the President of the United States, George W. Bush, on Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at a White House ceremony in Washington D.C.

Upon…

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