Waves of bomb threats directed at historically Black colleges and universities could leave schools more vulnerable to future attacks, Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough said at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday.
Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough will leave his role in May 2022, the university announced on Monday. Kimbrough, 54, will have led the historically Black institution in New Orleans for 10 years by the time of his departure. He previously served as president of Philander Smith College in Arkansas, where he started his first presidency at age 37. "Walter is an
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, right, talks with Debbie Ford, MSN, RN, center, chief nursing officer with Ochsner Medical Center, as she gets ready to receive the first coronavirus vaccine from Dr. Mona Moghareh, left, on Monday, December 14, 2020. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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In August, Xavier University President Reynold Verret rolled up his sleeve and got a shot as part of a clinical trial for coronavirus vaccines.
The president of the historically Black school thought it was important to partake in vaccine trials, which are notoriously bereft of people of color. Along with the Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough, who also got the shot, he wrote a letter to students, staff and faculty encouraging participation.
Dr. Reynold Verret, the sixth president and second lay leader of Xavier University of Louisiana, speaks in his office in New Orleans, La. Tuesday, March 10, 2020. STAFF PHOTO BY MAX BECHERER