A line formed nearly to Eddie G. Robinson Stadium as faculty, students and members of the Grambling community waited to enter the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center to have the opportunity to meet and greet with newly sworn in Gov. John Bel Edwards. Gov. Edwards arrived on campus at 9 […]

Super Bowl halftime shows in recent years have been spectacles of top-name musical acts: Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, and the like. And who could forget the “nip-slip” year Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performed?     But those who were around in the early days of the game remember […]

Two Grambling State University students, Jimmitriv Roberson and LaTerra Smith, have been awarded a $5,000 scholarship in recognition of their community leadership and academic excellence from the Lexus Verses and Flow Scholarship.    Smith “I honestly cannot explain how I felt about winning the scholarship, but to best describe my […]

The Louisiana Department of Education has approved a recommendation to convert Grambling’s three laboratory schools into a single Type 2 charter school system.   FORD This decision means that the laboratory schools are no longer in danger of closing and will open in August as the Grambling Laboratory Charter School […]

More than 50 Greek organization hopefuls came out on Monday to room 242 in the Student Union to get a glimpse of what the Greek life is about.  The National Pan-Hellenic Council hosted the evening event hoping to spark an interest in some people. President of the NPHC, Charlie Ray […]

After former governor Bobby Jindal’s announcement of over $370 million to be cut from higher education, the University of Louisiana System schools have planned for reductions of both 40 percent and 60 percent in state funding.  In a past interview with The News-Star ULS former president Sandra Woodley said that […]

A Grambling State University professor is getting a chance to make his mark on Louisiana education.  Governor John Bel Edwards appointed Lurie Thomason Jr., an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).    Courtesy photo Professor Lurie Thomason (left) […]

In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a candlelight march was held on campus Monday night and a crowd assembled in the Black and Gold Room to honor the memory of the humanitarian and civil rights leader. It was a fellowship like no other, singing Negro spirituals while […]

It’s often said with great change brings great responsibility and new Director of Admission & Recruitment Latari    Fleming Fleming has brought the change to Grambling State University with his Five Step Plan, which highlights the student personally and bridges the communication gap between the student and the university.    […]