<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/carranza-named-director-of-professional-development-and-research-institute-on-blindness.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>10/15/2026</pubDate><title>Carranza named director of Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness </title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>Louisiana Tech University is announcing Dr. Rosy Carranza as director of the University’s Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB). Carranza is a graduate of Louisiana Tech and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of blind education, especially as it relates to advocacy and policy.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/dr-rosy-carranza.jpg" alt="Dr. Rosy Carranza"/></image><tags><tag>Education and Human Sciences</tag><tag>Faculty/Staff</tag></tags></item>