Dr. Court Carney, professor in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of History, authored and is set to publish the book, “Reckoning with the Devil: Nathan Bedford Forrest in Myth and Memory,” which recounts Forrest’s troubled, complex legacy as a slave trader, Confederate general and prominent leader of the Ku Klux Klan. The book will be published Sept. 17 by LSU Press.
Drs. Jeana Paul and Juan Carlos Ureña, chair and professor, respectively, in SFA’s Department of Languages, Cultures and Communication along with special guests, will present “Shadows at Dawn – An Evening of Latin American Sounds” on Thursday, Sept. 26 in Turner Auditorium on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.
Last year’s School of Theatre and Dance presentation of “The 39 Steps” was a crowd-pleaser. This year’s MainStage season features another diverse lineup of productions that promise to engage, entertain and inspire audiences.
The Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts’ new permanent collection of artwork at Griffith Fine Arts Building features selected works of art by current and former Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art faculty and alumni, along with some special guest artists. Russ Connell, a Dallas-based sculptor, was contracted to create a new, large-scale exterior piece that now greets visitors who enter the building from Alumni Drive. The collection will be celebrated at a reception at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in Griffith Fine Arts Building.