Ochsner CEO Pete November, right, and Xavier University of Louisiana President Dr. Reynold Verret, left, shake hands after signing a formal agreement announcing the location of the new medical ...

The Rev. Albert Bischoff, a Jesuit priest who Xavier University describes as a "campus legend," died June 6, the university said in a statement. Bischoff began working at Xavier full-time in 1998.

Xavier University is expanding its rich tradition of service with the establishment of a new medical school in partnership with Louisiana’s Ochsner Health, a renowned not-for-profit medical center.

Xavier University, the nation’s oldest and only Catholic HBCU, celebrated its centennial anniversary on Jan. 17 in true New Orleans style, the sound of handbells rang out across the university ...