the Oakland Tribune in 1992, the first African-American woman editor of a major metropolitan daily newspaper. Dr. Michael White - Xavier Professor of Spanish and African-American Music; world-famous Jazz clarinetist, bandleader, composer, jazz historian and musical educator. James Yestadt - Xavier Professor of Music; world-famous symphony conductor, previous resident conductor of the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, Baton Rouge Orchestra, Louisiana Youth Orchestra, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, West Valley Symphony, and Zurich Radio Orchestra. See also Gert Town St. Katharine Drexel References Further reading - By a contributing writer External links Official athletics website Official student media website Educational institutions established in 1925 Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities Liberal arts colleges in Louisiana Historically black schools Universities established in the 20th century Universities established in the 1920s Catholic universities and colleges Catholic universities and colleges in North America Catholic universities and colleges in Louisiana Catholic universities and colleges in the United States Christian universities and colleges Christian universities and colleges in the United States African-American Christianity African-American Roman Catholicism African-American Roman Catholic schools Historically black Christian universities and colleges National Register of Historic Places in New Orleans Schools founded by St. Katharine Drexel Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament African-American Catholic colleges and universities