Laura Stevens
@lauramstevens.bsky.social
I'm a Professor of British, American, and Indigenous lit, pre-1800, & Director of Auburn University's Honors College.
I'm so looking forward to welcoming Kevin Hughes to Auburn this week.
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I'm so looking forward to welcoming Kevin Hughes to Auburn this week.
For Auburn folk, demo of Spidle Hall is underway -- photo taken today from the library parking deck.
October 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
For Auburn folk, demo of Spidle Hall is underway -- photo taken today from the library parking deck.
We are all set up for the Auburn Honors College’s induction ceremony. We are prefacing it this year w reception w poster presentations from our research grant awardees.
September 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We are all set up for the Auburn Honors College’s induction ceremony. We are prefacing it this year w reception w poster presentations from our research grant awardees.
Auburn Honors tailgate is all set up!
September 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Auburn Honors tailgate is all set up!
Ruth quietly gearing up for her first class as my teaching assistant for my book club course, “Reading about Dogs, with a Dog.” In her grading she will be tough but fair.
August 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Ruth quietly gearing up for her first class as my teaching assistant for my book club course, “Reading about Dogs, with a Dog.” In her grading she will be tough but fair.
Drumline after Orioles win last night.
July 31, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Drumline after Orioles win last night.
Just getting a dirt bath in the midst of Camp War Eagle.
July 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Just getting a dirt bath in the midst of Camp War Eagle.
Hard day at the office.
June 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hard day at the office.
Shhhhh…we’re hunting Wabbit
June 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Shhhhh…we’re hunting Wabbit
It's of course abominable to write in library books, but I did enjoy finding this snark today, presumably decades after it was written.
May 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It's of course abominable to write in library books, but I did enjoy finding this snark today, presumably decades after it was written.
Ok, trying again to upload that video of Spirit, at the Auburn University Raptor Center. www.vetmed.auburn.edu/raptor/
May 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Ok, trying again to upload that video of Spirit, at the Auburn University Raptor Center. www.vetmed.auburn.edu/raptor/
For employee appreciation week I took the Honors College staff to the Auburn University Raptor Center. It was amazing! Here's a video of us meeting the famous (and now retired) resident raptor Spirit. www.vetmed.auburn.edu/raptor/ War Eagle!
May 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
For employee appreciation week I took the Honors College staff to the Auburn University Raptor Center. It was amazing! Here's a video of us meeting the famous (and now retired) resident raptor Spirit. www.vetmed.auburn.edu/raptor/ War Eagle!
I'm excited to be giving this talk in a couple of days, and seeing amazing people like @kitkincade.bsky.social!
March 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm excited to be giving this talk in a couple of days, and seeing amazing people like @kitkincade.bsky.social!
My dog sulking after I tried to put boots on her.
March 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
My dog sulking after I tried to put boots on her.
Professor Ruth will be holding office hours this afternoon in Cater Hall, and if she is happy with her students she might roll around in the grass.
March 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Professor Ruth will be holding office hours this afternoon in Cater Hall, and if she is happy with her students she might roll around in the grass.
Unpacking books...and yes while I threw away tons and tons of stuff I lugged all these old @asecsoffice.bsky.social programs moved across state lines.
March 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Unpacking books...and yes while I threw away tons and tons of stuff I lugged all these old @asecsoffice.bsky.social programs moved across state lines.
It's an intriguing possibility, but "truth universally acknowledged" & "truth so universally acknowledged" appear in many 18c texts. Sample screenshots from ECCO attached here. So you'd need to rule out other sources like Burke's _Reflections on the Revolution_, various sermons, etc.
March 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It's an intriguing possibility, but "truth universally acknowledged" & "truth so universally acknowledged" appear in many 18c texts. Sample screenshots from ECCO attached here. So you'd need to rule out other sources like Burke's _Reflections on the Revolution_, various sermons, etc.
A fulfilling day of strategic planning for Auburn’s Honors College staff. Yes, we color-coded ideas!
January 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A fulfilling day of strategic planning for Auburn’s Honors College staff. Yes, we color-coded ideas!
This week my dog frolicked in snow.
January 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This week my dog frolicked in snow.
This week my dog came to work with me.
December 19, 2024 at 2:40 PM
This week my dog came to work with me.
I'm excited to see this important book just out from Palgrave. Congratulations to the editors, Farina King and Wade Davies, and to Midge Dellinger & RaeLynn Butler for their chapter: "A Twenty-First Century Pandemic in Indian Country: The Resilience of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Against Covid-19."
December 16, 2024 at 10:41 PM
I'm excited to see this important book just out from Palgrave. Congratulations to the editors, Farina King and Wade Davies, and to Midge Dellinger & RaeLynn Butler for their chapter: "A Twenty-First Century Pandemic in Indian Country: The Resilience of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Against Covid-19."
Just finished the Auburn Honors medal ceremony for our December graduates -- my first!
December 13, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Just finished the Auburn Honors medal ceremony for our December graduates -- my first!
This week my dog made this face when I told her she needed to move over.
December 10, 2024 at 1:14 AM
This week my dog made this face when I told her she needed to move over.
This week my dog endured the chaos of the airport for a long-awaited reunion.
December 2, 2024 at 12:39 AM
This week my dog endured the chaos of the airport for a long-awaited reunion.