Dr. Justin Nystrom of the History Department gave an account of the segregation laws in New Orleans as they applied to liquor-consumption and the "corner-grocery culture" at a recent Southern Food Alliance symposium. More...
Dr. Young Soo Kim, assistant professor of political science, publishes article in the 2015 International Area Studies Review 18(2) entitled: "Obstacles to the response of HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Historical legacies in perception and policy environment in 1994-2006".
This paper presents the results of a study which overviews the policy failure regarding antiretroviral treatment (ART) in South Africa from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s.
On July 23rd, 2015, Dr. Justin Nystrom of Loyola's Department of History participated in the national debate over Confederate iconography. Earlier this month, the New Orleans City Council voted 6-0 in favor of beginning the legal actions needed to remove four controversial monuments from public display. Nystrom, along with other local historians, informed the discussion by providing context for the objects. More...
Behrooz Moazami, Ph.D., the Patrick G. O'Keefe Distinguished Professor of History at Loyola University New Orleans, spoke with Garland Robinette of WWL 870 AM. A recording of the 12 minute interview can be heard here.
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