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As UL ��˾�������� recognizes Mental Health Week, the Graduate School has compiled a short list of resources for students to have on hand. These resources address general health, sexual wellness, mental health, substance use, food security, financial assistance, and support for those affected by...

When I first had a panic attack, it was well before I had the language to describe it. I was in middle school playing outside during P.E. when I found out that my long-term crush had asked another girl to the upcoming dance. A heavy heat started near my elbows and creeped up to my chest. My...

I used to preface every question with, "This might be a dumb question, but…" until a professor told me that there is no such thing as a dumb question. She's right. This professor, who was also a first-generation student, always answered my questions without judging me, no matter how simple or self...

At the Graduate School’s Fall 2025 Graduate Assistant and Fellowship Orientation, Dr. Carol Landry’s “Supporting Accessible Classrooms” session offered a timely and practical conversation on what accessibility means in higher education and how instructors can foster environments where every student...

Starting graduate school as a new assistant or fellow can feel like stepping into uncharted waters. The Graduate School’s Graduate Assistantship and Fellowship Orientation, held on August 21, 2025, was designed to ease that transition, and one of the most impactful sessions I attended featured Dr...

As graduate students, many of us step into teaching roles with little to no formal preparation. One day we’re knee-deep in our own coursework and research, and the next we’re suddenly responsible for leading a classroom. It’s a strange, sometimes intimidating shift—balancing our own learning while...

You have deadlines in front of you and bigger ones looming at the back of your mind. Sometimes you make mistakes or lose track of why you worked so hard to get here in the first place. This is grad school. But grad school is a lot of other things too. It’s a chance to grow as a person and a...

Calling all graduate students and faculty members. It’s July. It’s 8:00 AM, and the heat index is already 88 degrees. But let’s be honest, even though it will be hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk by noon, the humidity is the real killer. Summer is nearing its peak. As Louisiana seems to draw...

The Graduate School congratulates Tanner Menard, recipient of the 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award. This award recognizes a distinctive graduate student for outstanding teaching and effective instruction. Its recipients create learning environments that not only produce desired...

The Graduate School congratulates Lily Guidry, recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. This award recognizes the brightest, most industrious of our graduate students who support faculty members in the classroom through a GTA role. . Lily is a master’s degree candidate in...