The Lion's Roar

Education in isolation: School teachers are still spreading knowledge during global pandemic

Jacob Lofton, Staff Reporter • March 31, 2020

On March 13, parents, teachers and students were notified of a state-wide closure of all Louisiana public schools until April 13. Since then, teachers have moved to online classroom settings and...

Nevers to receive honorary doctorate

Erica Welter, Staff Reporter • May 13, 2019

Ben Nevers, a former Louisiana House and Senate member, will be honored with a Doctor of Humanities degree during spring commencement. Dr. John Crain, president of the university, believes Nevers has...

Training the teachers of tomorrow

Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor • February 27, 2019

Dr. Paula Calderon, dean of the College of Education, and Payton Bryant, university alumna and a teacher at Luling Elementary School, visited Washington, D.C. at the invite of Betsy DeVos, United States...

Equity in schools

Diamond Hollins, Staff Reporter • October 18, 2018

The second part of the "Creating a Marketplace of Ideas" panel discussion focused on equity in the education system. The Department of Educational Leadership and Technology sponsored the event, which...