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Edith Garland Dupré Library among 56 to earn national award for access, diversity efforts
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is among 56 colleges and universities to earn the inaugural Library Excellence in Access and Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
The LEAD Award honors academic library programs and initiatives that encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion in a range of areas. Those areas include content, programs, research, technology, accessibility, exhibitions and community outreach.
Election 2020 Resources
Have you voted? Today, Tuesday, Nov. 3, is Election Day, and you still have time to let your voice be heard.
Get information about voting and the election process with these helpful research guides compiled by your friendly Dupré Library librarians.
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English 305: Research in the Information Age
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Ernest J. Gaines Center
Interested in the work of the Ernest J. Gaines Center? Do you need help researching for a paper?
Contact the Gaines Center staff for research assistance at (337) 482-1848 or gainescenter@louisiana.edu
In-person visits are by appointment only during this time.
Ernest J. Gaines to appear on postage stamp that will be issued in January
Ernest J. Gaines, whose considerable imprint on American letters and culture rests on his examinations of race, class and poverty, will be depicted on a postage stamp to be issued in January.
The internationally acclaimed author, who died in Nov. 2019 at age 86, was UL Lafayette writer-in-residence emeritus; he taught creative writing at the University from 1983 until his retirement in 2010.
Ethnic Sources - Newsbank
Access full-text newspaper articles from ethnic and minority sources worldwide with Ethnic Sources from NewsBank.
Event: 10th Annual Gaines Lecture Series
Join us on Oct. 13 at 5 p.m. as we discuss the history of Pointe Coupee Parish and how that history inspired the literary and life works of Dr. Ernest J. Gaines.
Dr. Angelique Bergeron, Executive Director of West Baton Rouge Musem, and Cheylon Woods, Head and Archivist of the Ernest J. Gaines Center, will examine the impact of hidden histories told through fiction and art, and learn about community members who strove to make improve the lives of the people of Pointe Coupee Parish.
Event: 2nd Annual Gaines Lecture Series
The 2nd Annual Ernest J. Gaines lecture is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. in the Ernest J. Gaines Center on the 3rd floor.
Dr. John Lowe of the University of Georgia will deliver the lecture "First Threads of the Bayonne Tapestry: The Achievements of Catherine Carmier."
The event is free and open to the public.
Event: 8th Annual Gaines Lecture Series -- Oct.29
On Thursday, Oct. 29, the Ernest J. Gaines Center will host its 8th Annual Gaines Lecture Series at 5 p.m.. Because the Center is observing safety guidelines for COVID-19, the program will be a virtual event.
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