The Tianyu Wang Endowed Scholarship in Communication has been established at the ULM Foundation thanks to a generous gift from The Tan Family. The announcement was made at a check presentation at the Laird Weems Center on July 2, 2025. Mr. Tianyu Wang dedicated his life to documenting the lives, culture, and voices of the people in Shaanxi Province through photography and journalism. He believed strongly in the power of storytelling to connect communities and inspire change. The scholarship
The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) is among the institutions chosen by the U.S. Department of Education to receive a TRIO grant for Student Support Services (SSS). The University will receive $272,364 per year for five years, totaling $1,361,820, to enhance student support and assist first-generation, low-income students and students with disabilities in achieving success and graduation. ULM has been a recipient of the federally funded TRIO SSS grant to support traditional and non-traditional
Arturo Rodriguez, DM, has been named the next Dean of the ULM College of Business and Social Sciences (CBSS). Rodriguez most recently served as the Director of the William D. Hoover School of Accounting, Financial, and Information Services since July 2019. His appointment as Dean was confirmed by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors on June 26, 2025. "It is my sincere pleasure to announce Dr. Arturo Rodriguez as the next Dean of the College of Business and Social Sciences,” said Dr.