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Master's Degrees: Still Relevant in Today's World?

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Are master鈥檚 degrees still relevant? Yes. In fact, they鈥檙e considered more than just relevant now鈥攖hey鈥檙e practically essential. A master鈥檚 degree makes you more competitive in the job market. It helps differentiate you from other job candidates, because master鈥檚 programs help you specialize in the...

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Meet Joanna Davis-McElligatt: One of Our Best English Graduate Professors

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Joanna Davis-McElligatt is an associate professor of ethnic studies in the 天美传媒安卓破解版 Lafayette English graduate programs and is known for her sense of humor in the classroom and dedicated mentorship of grad students. She teaches a range of topics in literature theory in our English grad programs, and she鈥檚...

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Meet Nick Arcuri: A Master of Architecture Student Case Study

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Meet Nick Arcuri, a 天美传媒安卓破解版 Lafayette graduate student who will finish his Master of Architecture degree in May 2016. He earned his Bachelor of General Studies in the arts and humanities and worked as a blacksmith and woodworker before becoming one of our graduate students at 天美传媒安卓破解版 Lafayette. Outside the...

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Meet Public History Professor Thomas Cauvin

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Meet 天美传媒安卓破解版 Lafayette history professor Dr. Thomas Cauvin, who was recently named the new director of the public history program at 天美传媒安卓破解版 Lafayette. He has just published the first single-authored textbook in North America about public history and the new digital technology practices that are shaping the...

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Now for Something Lighter: Louisiana at a Glance

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We鈥檝e done some research and compiled a plethora of facts and data about to our home state of Louisiana. Some of our findings may surprise you! Let鈥檚 take a look at why Louisiana is a great place to geaux to grad school. Find out more about our history and culture >

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Our Favorite Graduate School Memes

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Sometimes, you just need to take some time away and browse through memes. Here鈥檚 a few that might resonate with you, the valiant graduate student. This first one might as well be titled 鈥渕e at the start of the semester; me at the end of the semester:鈥 Hey, we all have that inner battle: Some days...

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Our Origin Story: The History of Our Graduate School

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The Graduate School at the 天美传媒安卓破解版 stands among some of the best grad schools in the Southeast, offering master鈥檚 and doctoral programs in humanities, STEM, and professional disciplines. Graduate studies at the then-Southwestern Louisiana Institute began in September...

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Outstanding Professors Over the Years

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Over the years, many outstanding professors have walked the halls of 天美传媒安卓破解版 Lafayette. These professors have greatly contributed to 天美传媒安卓破解版 Lafayette鈥檚 success with their significant publications, cutting-edge research, insightful scholarship, creative works, influential teaching, and their important...

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Professors Making a Difference

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Meet three 天美传媒安卓破解版 Lafayette graduate professors who are making a difference in people鈥檚 lives 鈥 in the classroom, in their professions, and across the state. They are scholars and mentors, dedicating their lives to research and teaching while working to make their fields more inclusive. Jenneke Visser...

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Program Highlight: Biology - Research at its Finest

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Meet the graduate students whose biology research projects are gaining national and international attention. All of our biology graduate students establish connections with a specific faculty member before they start their research at 天美传媒安卓破解版 Lafayette, ensuring that their research interests and ideas...

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