He was among America’s longest-serving college presidents, with a 47-year tenure, and played an important civil-rights role in New Orleans. By Adam Nossiter Norman Francis, the first Black president ...

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NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans will celebrate the life of civil rights leader and former Xavier University president Dr. Norman C. Francis in a multi-day ceremony. Francis, who led Xavier for 46 years and ...

Jim McNulty, who served one term in Congress and spent most of his life serving Arizona in public and private, died today. He was 83. In Arizona, McNulty held appointments on state boards, including ...