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 will bid farewell to Norman C. Francis on March 2 and 3 in events at Xavier University, which he led for 47 years, and at St. Louis Cathedral. His body will lie in repose on March 2 from 9 ...

ONE OF THE PREMIER HBCUS IN THE COUNTRY. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, RIGHT NOW, TRIBUTES ARE POURING IN AND UNFOLDING ON THE VERY CAMPUS THAT FRANCIS HELPED TO SHAPE. XAVIER UNIVERSITY LEADERS AND ELECTED ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Dr. Norman C. Francis, the legendary civil rights leader and former president of Xavier University, died early Wednesday morning at Ochsner Hospital. He was 94 years old. Verite ...

Dr. Norman C. Francis, the longtime president of Xavier University of Louisiana and a nationally respected civil rights and education leader, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at the age of 94. Xavier ...

Norman C. Francis, the president of Xavier University for nearly half a century, died on Wednesday, his family announced. He was 94 years old. Francis assumed the role of president on April 4, 1968, ...

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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 ...