Tag: Dr. C. Reynold Verret

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Two New Orleans HBCU Presidents Participate in COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

NBC News reported that two presidents of historically Black colleges and universities, Drs. Walter M. Kimbrough of Dillard University and Dr. C. Reynold Verret of Xavier University of Louisiana, “stunned their campuses when they announced in a joint message that they had participated in a vaccine trial for COVID-19 and then encouraged students to do […]

September 17, 2020

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HBCUs Bracing for Major Hurricane Forecast to Hit Gulf Coast

Just days after reopening for the fall semester and cautiously bringing their students back to campus during a still-raging coronavirus pandemic, some historically Black universities in New Orleans are now bracing for a major hurricane named Laura that’s expected to make landfall Wednesday along the Gulf Coast.

August 25, 2020

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White Coats for Black Lives Evaluates Diversity at Select Medical Schools

Diversity is essential to combat healthcare disparities, but a recent report shows that the number of underrepresented minorities graduating from U.S. medical schools is still disproportionally low.

November 30, 2019

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Xavier Names New Institute for Black Catholic Studies Director

While Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow is a lifelong Catholic and has been associated with Xavier University for three decades, her new position as director of the school’s Institute for Black Catholic Studies is her first full-time position in academia. She’s excited to utilize the academic platform to enhance knowledge and information about the Black Catholic experience and serve Black communities.

August 7, 2019

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Leaders Address Shortage of Black Men in Medical Profession

Concerned with the disparities in the medical field, experts and university administrators gathered in the nation’s capital this week to strategize on solutions.

November 20, 2017

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Xavier University Selects Verret as Next President

Dr. C. Reynold Verret, who is currently the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Savannah State University, has been tapped to be the next president of Xavier University in New Orleans.

May 14, 2015