news roundup Loyola Graduates Awarded Fulbright Scholarships Two Loyola alumnae have received Fulbright awards to continue study and research abroad.
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Loyola New Orleans College of Music and Media Makes Billboard Magazine’s “Top Music Business Schools” for 2020 Loyola University New Orleans College of Music and Media was named among Billboard magazine’s “Top Music Business Schools” for 2020 for success in training the next generation of music industry leaders. As Loyola University New Orleans celebrates 100 years of cultural and educational leadership in New Orleans, more than one-third of undergraduates are students in the College of Music and Media, where three professional schools serve as the educational anchor for New Orleans’ vibrant cultural economy. At Loyola New Orleans, professional instrumentalists, vocalists, industry executives, recording engineers and producers are trained in a rich academic environment where students can roam the halls and learn from industry professionals, Grammy Award winners, and internationally renowned musicians. Loyola faculty, staff, students, and alumni play in 50plus acts at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival each year. The faculty in the College of Music and Media together have more than 50 Grammy nominations, six Grammy awards, several Emmy awards and nominations, and two Sundance awards.
Brett Simpson ’96, M.B.A. ’03 The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics has named Loyola University's Brett Simpson the NAIA athletic director of the year. Simpson played baseball as an undergraduate at Loyola and has worked in the Wolf Pack Athletics department for almost 20 years. Since he became director of athletics in 2014, Loyola University has captured 15 conference championships and been named a Champions of Character school every year. In 2018 – 19 seven different teams qualified for their respective NAIA National Championship tournaments, a school record. Under his leadership, Wolf Pack Athletics has added four new intercollegiate sports to its program and grown the number of Loyola student athletes by nearly 70%.
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Courtney Simone Graves ’18 was awarded an independent research Fulbright to Brazil. Graves graduated with an impressive double major in Latin American Studies and Strategic Communications/Public Relations. Her winning proposal lays out a study of women's networking in the Baixada Fluminense region as they participate in solidarity economies. Political Science graduate Rana Thabata ’20, who last year received a coveted Truman Fellowship, plans to use the Fulbright to pursue a master's degree in Policy Studies in Education at the Institute of Education at University College London. Only one of these awards is offered annually. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities in over 140 countries to recent graduates and graduate students.
