Tuition waivers are often available. Host institutions generally offer three credit hours for completion of the institute. Limited to 25 high school and middle school teachers per institute. Project directors handle registration for their respective institutes. For additional information, contact the institute director at the number or email address listed below.
Many institutes fill quickly, and all offer a waiting list.
Designed to broaden teachers' understanding of early American literature, culture, and history, the institute will provide a deeper understanding of the American past through conversations about the major 19 th century reform issues such as slavery, temperance, and women's rights. The seminar will conclude with a final week of travel to New England for site visits to the homes of authors including Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Emily Dickinson. Louisiana's distinctive regional culture, a product of a variety of cultural influences, offers complex constructions of race and ethnicity. This seminar will examine race and identity in Louisiana, drawing on a wide range of literary, historical, and critical texts. Teachers will gain a framework for presenting the issues of race and identity in the classroom and familiarity with literature exploring those issues.