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Moriah in the library
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The life of a library worker

April 23, 2019

The library always seems to be a place where students can come and study to their heart’s delight. It is filled with the tools a student needs to be successful in college: computers, printers, books, even a charging station! Almost every student has spent at least a portion of their time in the library – preparing for an exam, a group project or working on that exegetical.

Jack Conger's first gravesite
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Conger's grave: The story behind the resting place of Ouachita's founding president

April 19, 2019

Perhaps you’ve paused long enough by the river overlook on Ouachita’s campus to notice a small burial site. It is the final resting place of Ouachita’s founding and longest-serving president, Dr. John “Jack” William Conger, who died on April 7, 1924.

Black History Month recommended reads
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Celebrate Black History Month: 28 books for 28 days

February 01, 2019

Celebrate Black History Month by exploring one or more of these 28 classic and award-winning must-reads that honor the lives of black Americans, authors, artists, political figures and characters that have changed our world.

Dr. Lisa Speer (far right) recently received the Council of State Archivists’ Victoria Irons Walch Leadership Award. She is pictured here with other CoSA award winners, including: Tim Baker, CoSA president and Maryland state archivist; Jim Corridan, former Indiana state archivist; Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos; Ali Rahmaan from the District of Columbia Office of Public Records; and Anne Ackerson, former CoSA executive director.
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Speer, Ouachita archivist, recognized by national Council of State Archivists

August 23, 2018

Dr. Lisa Speer, associate professor and university archivist, has been honored with the Victoria Irons Walch Leadership Award by the national Council of State Archivists (CoSA).

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