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Elise Franklin

Abduction in the Archives: Elise Franklin Reveals a Forgotten History of the Algerian War

January 12, 2026

Associate Professor of History Elise Franklin was featured in the Autumn 2025 edition of American Philosophical News for her groundbreaking research on the little-known Perrou affair, a disturbing episode during the Algerian War for Indep

Jasmine Whitehead

Exploring College Pathways for Rural and First-Generation Students: Sociology Research in Action

October 29, 2025

This summer, Bingham Faculty Fellow and Assistant Sociology Professor Jasmine Whiteside presented her latest research at the Rural Sociological Society Conference in Salt Lake City and published two major articles that focus on the experiences of

Lin Wu

Mapping Change: How One Student Uses Geography to Connect Communities and Nature-Based Solutions

October 17, 2025

By Stephanie Godward, Communications and Marketing Director, College of Arts & Sciences When Lin Wu discovered the geography program, they felt like they had found UofL’s best kept secret.