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UL's Swanson: Today's Students Uninformed on Civil Rights Movement  KATC.com 
Alum Brasseaux is Dean of Yale's Davenport College  Yale Daily News 
UL's Carriker on Boudin  Erie (PA) Times-News 
Alumnae Sisters Profiled in ASU Grad School  ASU Herald 
Alumna Laughlin, Prof Brassieur on Vermilionville  Advertiser 
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Today: Evangeline: The Heroine and the Myth

Submitted Article on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 12:54

Lafayette, LA - The Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism (CCET) at the University of Louisiana (UL) continues its free monthly series with "Evangeline: The Heroine and the Myth," Tuesday, August 9 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Vermilionville's Performance Center.

UL's Farmer-Kaiser to Speak at La Tech on Freedwomen

Submitted Article on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 16:49

In the continuing series of events celebrating Women's History Month at Louisiana Tech, the department of history and the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Inc., have announced a special lecture by Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser of the department of history at the University of Louisiana.

The 'Forgotten' Hurricane of 1812

Submitted Article on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 17:51

Nearly 200 years before Hurricane Katrina, a major storm hit the coast of Louisiana just west of New Orleans. Because the War of 1812 was simultaneously raging, the hurricane's strength, direction and other historically significant details were quickly forgotten or never recorded.

The Forgotten Story of Louisiana's Dried Shrimp Industry

La Louisiane on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 15:03

For more than 100 years, Chinese and Filipino immigrants and their descendants harvested and processed shrimp along the Louisiana coast. Their story does not appear in the pages of any history book — yet. But because UL scholar Dr. Carl Brasseaux is helping document the details of their day-to-day existence, their story will not be lost.

Why We're All Romans

Submitted Article on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 16:49

UL historian Carl J. Richard has published a fascinating volume tracing essential Western ideas and traditions to ancient Rome.

UL Domestic Study/Travel Program Engages Students with the American West

Submitted Article on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 10:35

Students participate in hands on learning at historic sites, places, and museums in the West
Scheduled for July, 2010 and currently accepting applications
Highlights include: tours of silver and copper mining districts, 3 nights in Yellowstone National Park and whitewater rafting in Idaho

Robert Carriker, History

ultoday.com Staff on Mon, 07/06/2009 - 17:05

History Department Head Robert Carriker comes to UL by way of Gonzaga and Arizona State. He brings with him his expertise in Public History, a relatively new approach to a largely overlooked aspect of the discipline. He is also overseeing a large turnover in department faculty, working to incorporate their new ideas into the strong culture of collegiality and commitment to undergraduate education at UL. ultoday.com visited with him.

Jordan Kellman, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts

ultoday.com Staff on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 17:01

Dr. Jordan Kellman is an historian of science, a francophile, and one of the two new Associate Deans of Liberal Arts. He talks about how he came to UL, and how his work here tightly fits with his interests.

Levy Lecture on the History of Slavery

Submitted Article on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 11:26

Celebrated Columbia University professor Andrew Delbanco will deliver the Flora Plonsky Levy Lecture, Thursday, April 23, 7:00 PM at the LITE Center. The title of the lecture is "How Could Anyone Defend Slavery?: Moral Crisis in Antebellum America."

Bike for Beausoleil April 4

Submitted Article on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 14:50

BIKE FOR BEAUSOLEIL is a fundraiser and family event to raise money and community support of the BeauSoleil Louisiana Solar Home.