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In addition to her show, which airs from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays and Sundays on MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry is a professor of political science at Tulane University.

Swipe card readers, real-time tracking and drive cams come on board the new fleet of shuttle buses in early January.

This $1 million endowment will expand the University's efforts to preserve, digitize, and share historic collections once only available to a select few.

Norris has served as the University's senior legal counsel the University for all aspects of operations, including litigation management, risk management, business and tax matters, and conflicts of interest since 2005.

Teams will explore the topic of aging—working to solve issues like getting around, keeping in touch, and staying fit.

Mavrinac is a recognized leader in the creation of inspiring learning spaces and the development of digital services.

In honor of her innovative methods and influence, Nancy Fried Foster will receive the Martin E. Messinger Libraries Recognition Award for 2012.

The University is partnering with nine peer institutions to establish a consortium to explore a new, for-credit, online course program called "Semester Online."

Primo is the first to hold this endowed position, which recognizes a multidisciplinary scholar and teacher whose work bridges two or more academic fields.

The Wentworths made the gift "in grateful appreciation to the University for its mission of education and research," designating it to the "long-term facility needs of the Warner School of Education."

The award recognizes Ryan's "significant contribution in the field of psychology, human behavior, and well-being worldwide."

This October, the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership & Diversity in Arts, Sciences & Engineering will mark the 10th anniversary of its founding and the 20th anniversary of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The center also celebrates three new grants totaling $3.9 million for its Upward Bound and McNair programs.