Student Achievements
LSU sophomore Calcea Johnson has been named to the prestigious Ebony Power 100 list, spotlighting influential Black leaders shaping the future. Johnson joins fellow LSU Tigers Angel Reese and Sha’Carri Richardson.
Each spring since 2003, LSU has honored 12 outstanding seniors who contribute positively to the life of the campus, surrounding community, and/or society. These 12 individuals are recognized as the Tiger Twelve. Meet the Class of 2024.
In this episode of "On Par," meet the LSU student who's in a league of her own: scholar student and undergraduate researcher, Kenedi Lynch. Kenedi is a senior in the Ogden Honors College. She is a 2023 Goldwater Scholar and Astronaut Scholar, as well as a Stamps Scholar. She's the president of LSU's Research Ambassadors and the President of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the pre-medical honor society on campus. Find out how she balances it all and what she still hopes to accomplish as a future physician-scientist.
LSU recognized for commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes for first-generation college students
FirstGen Forward, formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success, recently announced LSU as one of eighty new members of the FirstGen Forward Network for 2024-25.
LSU Freshman Discovers New Pythagorean Theorem Proof While in High School
An LSU freshman is on her way to having her name and work part of mathematics history. Meet Calcea Johnson. While in high school in New Orleans, Johnson discovered a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem.
LSU Student Media Journalists Win 15 Awards for Journalism Excellence
Students from LSU Student Media outlets took home 15 awards for journalism excellence in the 2022 Region 12 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) competition.
LSU Awards More Than 4,500 Degrees During Spring Commencement
LSU awarded 4,514 degrees to graduates at the university’s 310th commencement exercises today. The spring graduating class represents 58 Louisiana parishes, 49 states and 62 countries.
Three LSU Students Win Big from National Scholarship Program Recognizing Students Pursuing Mass Communication Careers
Three LSU Manship School of Mass Communication students, Jessica Jefferson, Mea Morrell and Kyle Stanley, were among the 88 recipients of The LAGRANT Foundation’s (TLF) 2023 Scholarship Program, which recognizes ethnically diverse students from colleges and universities across the nation for their academic achievement, mass communication career goals and community involvement.
LSU Announces the Tiger Twelve Senior Recognition Class of 2023
LSU proudly announces the Tiger Twelve Senior Recognition Class of 2023. Class members were recognized at a ceremony on Saturday, April 29 held in the Capstone Gallery at Patrick F. Taylor Hall on the LSU campus.
LSU MPA Student Team Wins NASPAA Wildfire Simulation Competition
The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) recently hosted the 2023 Wildfire Simulation Competition via in-person and virtual events over several days.
LSU Awards Tom W. Dutton Scholarship to 10 Students
LSU Campus Life awarded the 2022 Tom W. Dutton Scholarship to 10 female students who were nominated for their participation and leadership in campus and community service activities.