Dillard University
Give
The give page says gifts can support scholarships, faculty research, student and academic programs, or an endowment.
Want to give to many HBCUs at once? See the national funds.
Get involved
You don't need to be an alum to show up for Dillard University. Students need employers, mentors and people in the stands, and anyone can buy from the campus bookstore.
- Partner with Dillard The university has a page for organizations that want to partner with it.
- Careers and internships Student career development office that employers can work with.
- Attend Bleu Devils games Home games are listed on the athletics site.
- Shop the campus bookstore Buy school gear from the campus bookstore.
- Follow on Instagram See what's happening on campus.
- Alumni association For graduates who want to stay connected.
Upcoming events
- Nov 1–8Homecoming Week: A Dillard WorldDillard University, New Orleans
- Wednesday, Nov 4Coronation of Miss and Mister DillardDent Hall
- Friday, Nov 6Homecoming basketball games (women 5:30 pm, men 7:30 pm)Dillard University
- Saturday, Nov 7Homecoming Parade through GentillyGentilly, New Orleans
- Saturday, Nov 7The Power of Us art exhibitionDillard University
No upcoming events listed yet. Check the school calendar.
Vote in Louisiana
Elected leaders decide how much public money HBCUs get, and their choices reach private HBCUs too. Here is what's on the ballot and how to vote. We don't endorse candidates.
Register by Oct 13. Early voting runs Oct 20–27.
Register to voteState elections siteFind your legislators
- Election Day
- Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
- Registration deadline
- October 5, 2026 in person or by mail (passed); October 13, 2026 online. No same-day registration was listed.
- Early voting
- Early voting runs October 20 through 27, 2026 (closed Sunday, October 25), from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Races to watch
- There is no governor's race or regular state legislative election in 2026; those come in 2027. The November 3 ballot has the U.S. Senate race, open primaries for U.S. House (with a December 12 runoff if needed), one seat on the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, two Public Service Commission seats, and 10 constitutional amendments. The legislature elected in 2027 will set funding for Southern University and Grambling State.
- Ballot measures
- No ballot measures are listed for this election yet.
The underfunding letter
In 2023, the U.S. Departments of Education and Agriculture wrote to the governor of Louisiana. Their numbers show Southern University and A&M College got about $1.1 billion less in state money from 1987 to 2020 than it would have with the same per-student funding as the state's original land-grant university.
Sources: The letter · Tennessee Lookout
HBCU news in Louisiana
After the 2026 legislative session, Grambling State is set to receive up to $24 million in extra state money, including $12 million for a new criminal justice building, on top of its $19 million in general state funding. (knoe.com)