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State Senator Theodore M. Hickey of New Orleans in 1956 authored the act which established the University of New Orleans. At the time New Orleans was the largest metropolitan area in the United States without a public university though it had several private universities, such as Tulane (which was originally a state-supported university before being privatized in 1884), Loyola, and Dillard.
New Orleans University was founded in 1869 by the Freedmen's Aid Society with funds from the Methodist Episcopal Church. [2] It was located above Canal Street (present-day Lower Garden District), [2] at Camp and Race streets in New Orleans. In the year 1869, sixteen schools for African Americans were active in the New Orleans area. [2]
The university fielded a club football team from 1965 to 1970 and it was the first team sport played at UNO. The team had a modest beginning, losing 21–0 to Loyola University-New Orleans in their only game in 1965.
Xavier University of Louisiana (3 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Universities and colleges in New Orleans" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes as a member of the Southland Conference .
Leland College, New Orleans, Baker, 1870–1960 — closed Mount Lebanon University , Mount Lebanon , 1860–1906 — closed , replaced by Louisiana Baptists with Louisiana College St. Charles College , Grand Coteau , 1837–1922 — closed .
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Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, [7] is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by a cohort of medical doctors, it became a comprehensive public university in the University of Louisiana in 1847. [8]