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About Leah Jackson

Leah Jackson is Northwestern State University's Director of Public Information and Media Relations. She is a 1994 and 2011 graduate of NSU and has been on staff since 2004.

‘Latino Living’ student podcast earns Rebirth Grant

NATCHITOCHES – “Latino Living,” a podcast produced by Northwestern State University’s Hispanic Student Journalist Association in the Department of New Media, Journalism, and Communication Arts, received a $3,000 grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The purpose of “The Rebirth Grant” is to support initiatives […]

Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity ranks Beta Omicron among top alumni chapters in the nation

Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity’s national headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, has ranked the Beta Omicron Alumni Chapter at Northwestern State University among its top alumni groups in the country.

Last week, the Fraternity announced the Northwestern State University alumni organization had earned Champion Master Alumni Chapter status for its efforts to connect and engage with alumni […]

Covington presents at NC Math Teachers’ Circles

NATCHITOCHES – Judith Covington, professor of mathematics at Northwestern State University, spoke at the North Carolina Network of Math Teachers’ Circles summer Math Camp June 29 – July 1. This is the ninth year that the NCNMTC has held a summer workshop, and this is the seventh year that Covington has participated. She facilitated two […]

Hotter ‘N Hell art exhibit opens July 5

With temperatures reaching the triple digits, Northwestern State University’s annual Hotter ‘N Hell Art Exhibition is opening at the perfect time.

The show will open July 5 in NSU’s Orville Hanchey Gallery and run through September with a closing reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon […]

NSU hosts Baton Rouge Youth Coalition Senior Fellows Retreat

Fifty-four Fellows from the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC) attended a Senior Fellow Retreat at Northwestern State University this week where they participated in senior year prep workshops, completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and attended panels to discuss opportunities and expectations in higher education.  The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition helps high-achieving, […]

The stage is set for incoming freshman, singer, actor, dancer Williams

NATCHITOCHES – Kylan Williams of Lafayette, an incoming freshman at Northwestern State University, has already made a name for himself as a speaker and performer.  The Comeaux High School graduate won the National Speech and Debate Association’s 2023 national championship tournament in dramatic interpretation held June 20 in Phoenix, Arizona, with 2,863 schools from eight […]

Young earns ALD scholarship

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University student Kacy Young of Shreveport is the recipient of a Jo Anne Trow Scholarship awarded by Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for First-Year Academic Success.  Selection is based on maintaining a 3.5 grade point average, academic records, participation in Alpha Lambda Delta activities, campus and community service  and the applicant’s […]

Economic impact study values NSU at $519.7 M

NATCHITOCHES – An economic impact study has placed Northwestern State University’s economic value at $519.7 million in income and determined that the school supported 7,204 jobs in northwest and central Louisiana during fiscal year 2021-22.

The findings were reported by Lightcast, an independent labor market analytics firm.

“Results of this study highlight the return on investment the […]

Leadership Retreat

Academic and Student Experience leadership participated in a two-day retreat last month to dialogue about continued collaboration between the two areas and how they can better support one another while supporting students. The workshop enabled discovery of the diversity of leadership styles among those attending and how they can better support each other to advance […]

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