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History organization receives national recognition
Louisiana Tech University’s Lambda-Rho Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc., has once again brought home national honors in the society’s annual Best Chapter competition. According to Phi Alpha Theta national executive...
Theater professor publishes directing textbook
Paul B. Crook, a professor in Louisiana Tech University’s department of theater, has published a new directing textbook, “The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre.” The text helps young directors learn how to discover, harness and meld the...
Waggonner Center to host ‘musical roundtable’ on early American history
The Waggonner Center for Civic Engagement and Public Policy at Louisiana Tech University will sponsor an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion on the interpretation and presentation of America’s founding through “Hamilton: An American...
History Department to co-host visiting scholar’s book talk on Mississippi’s “Hanging Bridge” and America’s civil rights century
The Louisiana Tech University History Department welcomes Dr. Jason Morgan Ward for a talk about his book, “Hanging Bridge: Racial Violence and America's Civil Rights Century,” which has been recently published by Oxford University Press....
Department of Theatre holds auditions for “Tartuffe”
Louisiana Tech University’s Department of Theatre will be holding auditions for its first production of the 2016-2017 season, “Tartuffe,” written by Moliere and directed by Cherrie Sciro. Tartuffe auditions are open to the public and will be...
Historian, associate dean honored at Central American conference
Dr. Stephen Webre, the Garnie W. McGinty Chair in History and interim associate dean for Louisiana Tech University’s College of Liberal Arts, was recently honored for distinction at the 13th Central American Historical Congress held in...
Hurtig publishes internationally-authored French volume
Dr. Dolliann Hurtig, professor of French at Louisiana Tech University, is serving as the editor-in-chief of Allons au cinéma: Promoting French through Films, Volume II, published recently by the American Association of Teachers of French...
Professor, historian presents at international conference in Mexico
Dr. Stephen Webre, a professor of history at Louisiana Tech University, was among a select group of researchers from 14 countries who recently gathered in Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico to present findings at the 10th International Congress of...
Kaczvinsky attends management, leadership institute at Harvard
Dr. Donald P. Kaczvinsky, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Louisiana Tech University, recently participated in a professional development course at the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education (MLE) at Harvard University’s...
Louisiana Tech marks history society’s 50th anniversary with new member induction
As spring quarter comes to an end, Louisiana Tech University’s department of history has something special to celebrate. May 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment on campus of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society. ...