Brian A. Gabriel Jr., a 2014 graduate, currently serves as a press assistant in the White House Office of the Press Secretary.
On Saturday, 08 August, the History Department's Dr. Mark Fernandez will present a lecture at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The lecture, “Atomic Woody: Woody Guthrie, Einstein, and the Atomic Age,” examines Woody's experience of WWII and how he reflected on the implications of that conflict for the modern world.
Charlotte Lapp, Sociology Alum (2015), is the Anti-Trafficking Program Coordinator for the McCain Institute for International Leadership. Prior to joining the McCain Institute, Ms. Lapp led the anti-human trafficking chapter of Free the Slaves at Loyola.
Two years ago, Lisbeth Philip, Ph.D., helped launch Loyola University New Orleans’ Spanish/English Translation and Interpreting Certificate Program, the first in the Gulf Coast region. On June 25, Philip made history again, becoming one of the first five Certified Court Interpreters for the Louisiana Supreme Court. Philip, who is academic director of Loyola’s Translation and Interpreting Program, was sworn in by The Hon. Jeannette Theriot Knoll ’66, J.D.
Will Tuleu earned a B.A. in political science from Loyola University New Orleans and an M.A. in International Affairs from American University’s School of International Service. He is currently working as a Senior Business Development Associate in the Global Health Divison at Chemonics International. His research/academic interests lie in public health in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as more general international development issues.
Congratulations to these Languages and Cultures students who received special awards at the 2015 Humanities and Natural Sciences Honors Convocation:
The Excellence in French Award—Michael G. Ikossi, Alexandria, VA
The Honorary Consul of Spain in New Orleans Award—Florence A. Clement, New Orleans, LA
The Richard A. Frank Memorial Award for Excellence in Modern Foreign Languages—Michaela J. Brown, Madison, AL
The Latin American Studies Award:
Arianna Efstathiou, York, ME
Annie G. McClure, Peoria, IL
Students in Dr. Hillary Eklund’s course in “Tudor and Stuart Drama” not only read a number of examples of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama but also explored in depth one of its forms (the court masque) through a workshop production of Ben Jonson’s Masque of Queens. Find out how they wound up on stage in Canada...
This year's Bobet Fellowship winners showcase a group of diverse and ambitious endeavors, including creative teaching, faculty research, faculty/student travel, a science summer camp, and collaborative faculty/student projects. See the list of projects here.
Jazmin Woods (Spanish 2015) received the Outstanding Achievement in Service Learning Award in 2015. The award was presented at the Magis Student Leadership Awards ceremony held at Loyola on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Jazmin received this honor due to her diligent work at the APEX Youth Center in Fall 2015 as part of her class with Dr. Eileen Doll, SPAN A311, Survey of Spanish Literature II: Technology and Literature.
¡Enhorabuena, Jazmin!
The History Department is proud to report that two of its recent graduates, Joseph Patrick Dougherty (‘14) and Mara Steven (‘15), are among the more than 1,900 American students offered an opportunity to travel and study abroad for the 2015-16 academic year. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential.
Mr. Dougherty will travel to Indonesia to teach English, and then return to New Orleans to teach.