Professors and organizations on campus have received large grants to support and expand the work that they have been doing.
Professor Mitch Crusto received $10,000 from the Ohio State Drug Enforcement and Policy Center in support of his research project Pardon Me Please: Evaluating Clemency Availability for Marijuana Offenders.
The Office of Professional and Continuing Studies received $9,333 from the New Orleans Tourism and Culture Fund to support students enrolled in the Professional Tour Guiding program. Additionally, PACS received $10,000 from Cox Communications to support the Women’s Leadership Academy.
Professor Hiroko Kusuda was awarded $4,000 by the Midsouth of the American Immigration Lawyers Association to support Loyola’s Immigration Clinic.
The Law Clinic received four grants, the first being the My Community Cares award of $75,000 to support a staff attorney. The other three, totalling $48,456 to support the Childrens’ Rights Clinic, the Immigration Clinic, and the Workplace Justice Project.