Dr. Jeff Forret's Book Receives Honors from Texas Institute of Letters - The Texas Institute of Letters named Dr. Jeff Forret's latest book, "The Price They Paid: Slavery, Shipwrecks, and Reparations Before the Civil War" (2024), an honor-winner in the Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Nonfiction category. The Texas Institute of Letters is a nonprofit honor society founded in 1936 to celebrate Texas literature and recognize distinctive literary achievement.
This week on the 17勛圖 Moment, Gordan Williams discussed his 26-year career at Lamar. This and many other great interviews can be found .
Rebecca Boone has been named the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. More to come on her appointment soon.
College of Business hosts inaugural summer camp for high school students:
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Summer Commencement - All Colleges
Friday, August 1st 2:00 pm
Neches Federal Credit Union Arena at the Montagne Center
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Faculty Welcome Week Dates:
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Brett