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New faces \u2013 we see them frequently. In college, students and teachers come and go. Dr. Laura Blount Carper is the newest addition to the team of mass communication professors at Texas A&M University \u2013 Texarkana (TAMUT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Louisiana native, Dr. Carper graduated from Louisiana State University (LSU) with her Ph.D. in communication studies. Having both attended and taught at larger Louisiana universities, the move to TAMUT \u2013 or downsize, rather \u2013 has been a bit of an adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy far, these are the smallest classes I have had,\u201d said Dr. Carper. She recalled teaching 100-person sections at LSU. \u201cThe unity that\u2019s at TAMUT is much more family oriented than I have seen at other institutions,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of teaching, family is a big part of Dr. Carper\u2019s life. A mom to three children and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, she values spending time together. She is often told that she is motherly, which she attributes to being the oldest of her siblings. These values carry over into her role as a professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to be the person that you\u2019re comfortable coming to, to talk about your life, even if it\u2019s not about class,\u201d said Dr. Carper. She describes herself as a kind and loving person, and she places emphasis on being an open, caring, safe space for her students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although she is a teacher, Dr. Carper has a passion for learning. \u201cJust as much as students learn from me, I learn from them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you see Dr. Carper around campus, stop and have a chat with her. Break the ice by asking her about the relationship between birthdays and hurricanes (spoiler \u2013 she was born during one).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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