Dr. Fitzgerald presented papers at three recent conferences and has been invited to be the keynote speaker for the Loyola University New Orleans Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi meeting on April 18, 2012.
Dr. Jaita Talukdar's article 'Thin but Not Skinny: Women Negotiating the 'Never Too Thin' Body Ideal in Urban India was published in the March 2012 issue of Women's Studies International Forum.
Dr. Jaita Taludkar presents during the session on Gender and Globalization at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society which was held March 21st - 24th in New Orleans, LA.
Graduating math senior, Steffon M. Gray, has been awarded a Syracuse University Graduate Scholar for 2012 - 2013. This award includes twenty-four (24) credit hours of remitted tuition valued at $30,000.
Michael Kammer and David Vumbaco, Physics seniors, have presented their research at the Undergraduate Research and Collaborative Scholarship Symposium on April 12 and at the 22nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 13.
Dr. Chris Schaberg was recently interviewed about his book 'The Textual Life of Airports' on the Wisconsin Public Radio/Public Radio International show "To the best of our Knowledge" (http://www.ttbook.org).
Dr. Mark Fernandez was recently named a Louisiana Historical Association (LHA) fellow. The LHA recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of members and others by creating “Fellows of the Association.”
Dr. Trimiko Melancon, an assistant professor of English and faculty in African and African American Studies, has been awarded a prestigious 2012 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Career Enhancement Fellowship.
Congratulations to Dr. Uriel Quesada, who was named an American Council of Education (ACE) Fellow for academic year 2012-13.
Biology alumna, Rachel Nuwer, publishes "Bugs That Transmit 'Silent Killer' Are Biting More in U.S" online in 'Scientific American.'