New Orleans – For 90 years, Xavier University of Louisiana’s resilient opera program has stood as a pillar against disparity in the arts. Established only nine years after the founding of the university it calls home, the program began in 1943 and was founded during a time when Jim Crow-related exclusion of African-descended communities from the arts was common. Since its inception, the Xavier opera program has significantly impacted New Orleans culture by producing fully staged grand operas with a full orchestra and an all-Black, majority-student cast for integrated audiences. Now, as Xavier prepares to celebrate 100 years of service, the Xavier Opera Workshop is proud to announce its spring production, “The Pirates of Portsmouth.” The comic opera will be presented fully staged on Thursday, April 18th and Friday, April 19th, at 7 p.m. in the university’s historic Administration Auditorium.

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For nearly 100 years, Xavier University of Louisiana’s College of Pharmacy has remained true to its goal of eliminating health disparities. For the last 17 years, the College of Pharmacy has hosted its Health Disparities Conference to addresses community engagement, policy, practice, education workforce, and science in the hopes of promoting and achieving health equity. This year, the 17th Health Disparities Conference will be held from April 7 - 9th at the Sheraton New Orleans. Themed “Social Detriments to Health: Reaching Equity – Let’s Talk Solutions,” the in-person conference promises to provide attendees with a multi-perspective view of concerns and issues related to health disparities and health equity while highlighting solutions that use public health approaches to achieve health equity.

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As Xavier University of Louisiana embarks upon its centennial, its powerful legacy becomes a much bolder vision. The university has been at the foundation of historic culture-shifting outcomes, careers, events and culture-shifting outcomes. With legacy comes responsibility for growth, improvement, and support. The university’s annual social media-driven fundraiser Give.Love.Xavier Day, themed this year “Support the Legacy,” extends the opportunity to alumni, friends, and corporate and foundation partners to uplift Xavier’s legacy of excellence by making a financial gift to ensure the next generation of Xavierites can soar. Give.Love.Xavier (GLX) Day, or “GLX2024,” will be held on Tuesday, April 9, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Donations can be made online at givelove.ch-ic.net, by calling (504) 520-7575 or by mailing a check to Xavier University of Louisiana at 1 Drexel Drive, Box 66, New Orleans, LA 70125. Give.Love.Xavier aids the nation’s only historically Black and Catholic university in meeting its current and most pressing needs associated with providing need-based financial assistance for students, developing innovative programs, improving learning technology and software, offering food security to the campus community, and elevating campus wellness and infrastructure. Last year, these efforts brought in nearly $1 million.

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