News & Events
Upcoming events and recent happenings.
Guest Lecture: Accessible Tourism for All
When: Monday, September 12, 6:00 PMWhere: Kirschman Hall, Room 225, The University of New Orleans
Book Talk: Austria and the Cold War: A Balancing Act Between the East and West
When: September 7, 2pm Central = 9pm MEZ
Where: Zoom - https://bit.ly/3QSHp6W
New Book: Austria and the Cold War
Austria bordered communist dictatorships for over a thousand kilometers. As a neutral state, Austria played an important role as a mediator, bridge-builder and negotiator.
CAS Presentation in Vienna
Volume 30 of Contemporary Austrian Studies (CAS), “Visual Histories of Austria,” was presented at the Austrian National Library in Vienna on June 13, 2022.
Innsbruck and Exchange Students have Lunch with Senior Fellow Charles D. Hadley
Center Austria Senior Fellow and former head of UNO’s political science department, Dr. Charles D. Hadley, took this semester’s Innsbruck and exchange students for lunch at Antoine’s.
Ph.D. Project Presentation by Fellow Christian Stenico
Christian Stenico was the 2019/20 and 2020/21 Doctoral Research Fellow at Center Austria and is currently the Nick Mueller Fellow and the inaugural UNO Press & Center Austria Publishing Fellow.
Center Austria Hosts the Annual Meeting of the Austrian Studies Association
UNO’s Center Austria: The Austrian Marshall Plan Center for European Studies, together with the Institute for Contemporary History at our partner university, the University of Innsbruck, organized the 2022 Meeting of the Austrian Studies Association.
Innsbruck and Exchange Students Experience America’s Pastime
Innsbruck and exchange students saw their first baseball game at Maestri Field, with the UNO Privateers facing off against the Northwestern State Demons.
Book Presentation: “A Last Wakeup Call for Europe”
Helmut Brandstätter
When: March 28, 2022, 12:30 pm
Where: Zoom & Zoom viewing at UNO’s International Center, Seminar Room 112
Challenging the Persistent memory of Wernher von Braun in Huntsville, Alabama, a.k.a. “Rocket City”
Susan McClamroch
When: March 14, 2022, 12:30 pm (Central) = 7:30 pm (MEZ)
Where: Zoom
Center Austria Participates in Explore UNO
On March 12 prospective students and their parents had the chance to visit UNO campus and get information on degree programs and what is available on-site.
Book Talk: Visual Histories of Austria
Günter Bischof (Editor), Martin Kofler & Hans Petschar (Guest Editors)
When: February 9, 2022, 12 pm (Central) = 7 pm (MEZ)
Where: Zoom
Center Austria Christmas Outing at National WWII-Museum
Part of the Center Austria team visited the National World War II Museum’s rooftop bar for Christmas celebrations.