“We start to die, the moment we are born, so why wait to the last minute to do something? ” coach Terry Lilly said. One could sit and name every accomplishment that Lilly has achieved in life, but the picture in your head is one of a man with […]

  Startled, the Grambling alumna takes off her black headphones and throws her hands in the air as if she had seen a ghost.  tanding at 5’5 as stern as they come, wearing vintage gold earrings and her signature scarf tied around her neck, “The Voice” of Grambling State University […]

  Legend, icon, pioneer are perhaps three of the most appropriate words one can use to describe Conrad Hutchinson Jr.  “Hutch”, as he was affectionately known, became Grambling College’s band director in 1952, a position he held for more than 37 years. Through his knowledge and love for music, he […]

History is being made every day at Grambling State University, and as we take this month to celebrate the innovators of the past, we also look at what today’s innovators have in store. One such innovator is Henry Tolbert, pastor of The Church of the Champions. For the past two […]

As we celebrate Black History Month, we reflect on those who made a difference on the campus of Grambling State University and in the city of Grambling.  Ruby Weekly Billups served as the registrar for 22 years before retiring in 1986, and she had previously served as assistant registrar for […]

I’m excited about the second inauguration of President Obama, largely because I know he’ll be more free to express his true beliefs and feelings about the critical role of HBCUs and that can’t be anything but good for all of us, private and public institutions. That said, we must be […]

Dear Grambling family, Wow, I am really graduating from Grambling State University! I have anticipated this moment for years and I can honestly say everything was worth it. Often, my close friends, family and I reminisce about my first encounter with Grambling. I was a little apprehensive about staying because […]

Where do I begin? I’ve grown so much at Grambling State University. Entering as a freshman I always got advice from upperclassmen telling me to savor my time here in college and to get involved with as much as possible. Truth is you just don’t grasp that concept till you’re […]

  The crowd went wild, as drum lines from both Grambling State University and Southern University stepped forward to rock the stadium.  “This is what everyone has been looking forward to, a nice smooth battle between both drum lines,” said Florida Franklin, a sophomore at Grambling.  As fans from all […]