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Dr. Craig Bauer Selected to Participate in "Slave Narratives" Seminar
April 21 , 2008
Craig Bauer, Ph.D., Professor of History and Political Science at Our Lady of Holy Cross College, has been selected to participate in the Slave Narratives seminar at Yale University, June 15-18, 2008. The degree of competition for participation in this seminar was intense and unprecedented, and Dr. Bauer is one of only 35 faculty members from across the United States selected for this seminar.
Dr. Bauer teaches survey and upper-level courses in American History and Political Science at Our Lady of Holy Cross College. Professor Bauer is author of the book, A Leader Among Peers: The Life and Times of Duncan Farrar Kenner (1989), published by the Center For Louisiana Studies and of several journal articles on Louisiana history and America’s juvenile justice system.
Dr. Bauer is currently working on a study of the Bringier family, who were among Louisiana’s most influential families during the colonial and antebellum periods. A member of the Louisiana Historical Association, the Southern Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, Dr. Bauer is also a charter member, board member, and past-president of the Jefferson Historical Society of Louisiana. Professor Bauer also serves as a member of the board of the Hermitage Foundation. He earned his doctorate in history at the University of Southern Mississippi and currently resides in Metairie with his wife and daughter.
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, founded in 1916 by the Marianites of Holy Cross, has played a major role in the education of a diverse New Orleans student body. The College is part of the Catholic educational system developed by the Congregation of Holy Cross which includes such institutions as, the University of Notre Dame, Saint Edward’s University and the University of Portland. Over fifty percent of the College’s students come from the East Bank of the Mississippi River and a majority of the students remain in the area. They teach the children of the community, take care of loved ones when they are ill, operate the businesses citizens depend on, minister in Churches and social agencies, and volunteer their time to the city they call home. In short, the quality of their OLHCC education has an impact on the quality of life in metropolitan New Orleans and Louisiana.
