The New Orleans Public Library system announced that it would be operating fine-free beginning April 1 after operating on a temporary fine suspension plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news comes just in time for National Library Week, which is April 7-13, 2024. The change in policy will eliminate late fees for books,.
Over the summer, students received an email by Loyola President Xavier Cole discussing how the ruling in the Students for Fair Admissions v. University North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard would affect the students at Loyola. The Supreme Court handed down their decision on June 29, ruling that it was unconstitutional for.
Local union leaders, workers, and Loyola faculty gathered in a Monroe Hall lecture room to discuss the ongoing history of collective labor organizing. The event was introduced by sociology professor Cody Melcher and included delegates from labor unions such as Unite Here, the Workplace Justice Project at Loyola Law, United Teachers New Orleans, Painters and.
English junior Crow Carson was choosing their fall 2023 courses when they realized that no classes were being taught by African-American studies professor Scott Heath, the only Black professor in Loyola’s English department. Initially, Carson said they thought Heath made the decision to leave Loyola, but later found out from a letter that Heath sent.
Loyola has apologized and revoked all disciplinary measures against Maroon reporter Kloe Witt for reporting on a student’s arrest on campus last month, but voices across the nation still worry about the implications this has on student journalism. Witt was found responsible for violating the student code of conduct for visibly recording a conversation between.