Dillard University, Private university in Gentilly, New Orleans, United States.
Dillard University spans 55 acres featuring Neoclassical buildings and long rows of oak trees along the campus thoroughfares.
Founded in 1869 through the merger of Straight University and Union Normal School, Dillard became the first historically Black college in Louisiana.
The university maintains the Institute of Jazz Culture and offers the only academic program dedicated to African American material culture studies.
Students can choose from 35 majors across four academic colleges, with programs in arts, business, humanities, nursing, and STEM fields.
The Ray Charles Program at Dillard University established a million-dollar professorship focused on African American culinary history research.
Location: New Orleans
Inception: 1869
Industry: higher education
Address: 2601 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70122 70122
Website: http://dillard.edu
GPS coordinates: 29.99500,-90.06530
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:08
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