Today is Louisiana Day at Festival de Cannes, and we are so grateful that Film USA invited us. We love making films in French, and we are so proud to be in Cannes. Because beyond the red carpet, it's a huge recognition of the work we've done to create films in French in Louisiana.

“All writers feel struck by the limitations of language. All serious writers.” —Margaret Atwood buff.ly/3q4rkOJ

all by all and deep by deep and more by more they dream their sleep —E. E. Cummings poets.org/poem/anyone-li…

“What I’ve learned, graduates, is that a life is indeed something you make. It doesn’t make itself. A purpose is something you choose… Now, get out there and make a life, choose a purpose.” Thank you to our second speaker Dr. Albert Davis, dean emeritus, University College.

Nicholls received two cybersecurity grants funded by the Louisiana Cybersecurity Grant initiative developed by the Louisiana Board of Regents to establish the Maritime Cybersecurity program at Nicholls and the Louisiana Cyber Academy. Read more nicholls.edu/news/2024/05/1…

The NEH-funded Public Scholars program offers grants to individual authors for research, writing, travel, and other activities leading to the creation and publication of well-researched nonfiction books in the humanities written for the broad public. neh.gov/grants/researc…

Nicholls State University and the University of New Orleans have signed an agreement to develop a plan to offer UNO’s Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering on Nicholls’ campus. Read more nicholls.edu/news/2024/06/1…

Thomas Jefferson's handwritten draft of our Declaration of Independence (with revisions by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin), 1776:

In July of 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered his evocative Independence Day speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Learn more: s.si.edu/3iwpkv6 #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

Today is #IndependenceDay! As we near the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, we invite you to celebrate America’s nationhood this #July4th with this list of #NEHgrant-funded projects. neh.gov/news/neh-celeb…

Happy 4th of July!

English Department Alumni Caitlin E. Jones is at the Look Who's Reading: Book Festival in Thibodaux today! Go check her out if you’re in town!

The latest issue of Chênière journal has just been published. The eighth issue features original work from Summer Bourg, Mary Cali, and Erin Whittington. nicholls.edu/cheniere/ We solicit submissions year-round at [email protected] Photo credit: G. Lafleur

Advanced Giving has begun! Please consider donating to EMCLS: givenday.org/p2p/400930/ali…

Please consider donating to our department to help raise money for students and furniture! givenday.org/p2p/400931/fer…

Advanced Giving is going on all week! Please consider donating using this link: givenday.org/p2p/400930/ali…

We use funds from Nicholls Give-N-Day to reward our outstanding students and to improve our classrooms. Donate today! givenday.org/p2p/400931/fer…

Advanced Giving for #givenday is still ongoing! Donate today to help us purchase new furniture! givenday.org/p2p/400930/ali…

It’s the final day of advanced giving for #GiveNDay Please consider donating to our department! Below are the links for our fundraising champions: Ali Cortez: givenday.org/p2p/400930/ali… Fernando Rivera: givenday.org/p2p/400931/fer…

#giveNday is here! Please help us raise money for our classrooms and students! Below are the links for our fundraising champions: Ali Cortez: givenday.org/p2p/400930/ali… Fernando Rivera: givenday.org/p2p/400931/fer…