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Southern University secures $360M to launch Imagine Southern Capital Campaign

Southern University and the Southern University Foundation have announced that the Imagine Southern Capital Campaign has secured $360 million in public and private gifts. The unprecedented funding for the Southern University System is part of a $750 million fundraising campaign

Learning with Purpose and Pride: Vernell Lewis’s Honoré Center Journey

Vernell Lewis has traveled a difficult road to reach where he is today. The junior business administration major and Honoré Center for Undergraduate Student Achievement student at Southern University at New Orleans has transformed personal adversity into academic achievement and

Matthews Automotive Group President Donates Two Sprinter Vans to Support Southern University Golf

Southern University is celebrating another extraordinary act of generosity from Mr. Irving Matthews, Vice Chairman of the Southern University System Foundation Board of Trustees and President and CEO of The Matthews Automotive Group. Matthews, a proud alumnus with a bachelor’s