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Wednesday, March. 12, 2025 | 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Join us for the annual Center for the Study of the Gulf South Showcase, a day of engaging discussions and scholarship focused on the Gulf South.

This year's event features presentations by Dr. Laura Mammina (Assistant Professor of History at Southern Miss), Julia Speed (2022 Harrison County Teacher of the Year, Southern Miss Alumna), and William Browning (M.A. Candidate in History, 2025 Baird Fellow), each offering unique insights into the region’s history, education, and journalism.

Speaker Schedule

Dr. Laura Mammina
Assistant Professor of History

11 a.m. -12 p.m. | Liberal Arts Building 346 and (via IVN) FEC 206

Dr. Mammina will present lecture titled "Exploding the Myth of the Burning of Darien: The Crucial Role of Southern Women in the United States Civil War." 
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Julia Speed
History and Social Studies Teacher at West Harrison High

2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Liberal Arts Building 346 and  (via IVN) FEC 206

Ms. Speed, 2022 Harrison County Teacher of the Year and Southern Miss Alumna, will discuss teaching the Gulf South. 

 

William Browning
2025 Baird Fellow

4-5 p.m. |  Reception |  1st Floor Lobby, Liberal Arts Building

5-6 p.m. | Baird Fellow Lecture | Gonzales Auditorium, Liberal Arts Building 108

William Browning, Master's Candidate, History (Advisor: Kevin Green), will present lecture titled "'Let There Be One': Uncovering P.D. East and The Petal Paper."  

Meet our Baird Fellow

A first-year master’s student in the History department, Browning's research focuses on Mississippi politics and journalism during the Civil Rights era. 

He is a journalist by trade, and has written for Smithsonian Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Oxford American, The New Republic, Columbia Journalism Review and other regional and national publications. 

The Baird Fellow is a graduate student in History who has been awarded funds from the Center to conduct research that will help them complete their master's thesis or Ph.D. Dissertation.