Center for History and Culture
of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast
Founded in 2016 by Dr. Mary Scheer as one Lamar University’s “Visionary Initiatives,” the Center serves the many constituencies of Lamar University students and faculty, the communities of Southeast Texas and the greater Gulf Coast, and the scholars and creatives who explore the region’s past and present. The Center promotes the study of these regions with a commitment to multicultural, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and community-focused projects.
The Center hosts programs that highlight the work of artists, authors, scholars, community leaders, and others who represent varied specializations and backgrounds. It also awards two annual book prizes and funds original research, creativity, and community outreach through its fellowship program.
April 1, 2025
Food Culture of the Greater Gulf with Dr. Carrie Helms Tippen.
4:30-6:00 pm. Reaud Event Space (Reaud Building Room 101).
985 Jim Gilligan Way, Beaumont, TX 77705.
Dr. Carrie Helms Tippen will give the keynote talk for the 2025 Greater Gulf Symposium. She is Associate Professor of English at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, and the author of Unpalatable: Stories of Pain and Pleasure in Southern Cookbooks (2025) and Inventing Authenticity: How Cookbook Writers Redefine Southern Identity (2018). Dr. Helms Tippen is a host of the podcast New Books in Food from the New Books Network. Before the talk, join us for a poster session and reception with the Symposium Fellows. Free and open to the public.