Department of History and Political Science

Welcome to the Department of History and Political Science. We invite you to take a closer look at our outstanding faculty, broad selection of courses and the many opportunities we offer for learning outside the traditional classroom setting.

We have a lot to offer, whether you plan to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in History, Political Science, or Social Studies Education, or any of our available graduate and minor programs. Many of our faculty members have national reputations for their scholarship. Our classes are relatively small in size but are dynamic in character.

Department Highlights

  • Study Abroad programs include Austria, Britain, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Italy and Spain

  • Special events throughout the year include the 'Then and Now' Fanfare History and Politics Lecture Series

  • Available undergraduate internships in Political Science and graduate internships in Public History, as well as Graduate Assistantships for M.A. candidates

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Keith Finley – President’s Award for Excellence in Research

Associate Professor of History Keith Finley began his time at Southeastern in 1996 as a graduate student. As a masters candidate, he dabbled in the areas of history that would shape his research. While a student, he completed a paper that examined Lyndon Johnson’s tenure as Senate Majority Leader. From that paper he began to narrow his focus to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. While researching the subject, he became interested in the arguments southern politicians made against civil rights laws.

By: Tonya Lowentritt

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Contact Us

Department of History and Political Science
Fayard Hall, Room 335

SLU Box 10895
Hammond, LA 70402

(985) 549-2108

hips​@southeastern.edu

Department Head
William Robison, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.