Dr. Broadway taught biology at Dillard University in New Orleans for over four decades. In addition to her own research in environmental health and molecular biology, she was dedicated to advancing STEM pathways for students from historically underrepresented communities.
Dr. Mims-Devezin has been serving as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the university since 2014. She joined the faculty at Southern University at New Orleans in 1993 as an assistant professor of biology.