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'''The University of Louisiana at Monroe''' is a four-year and graduate institution of higher learning in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]].
The school opened in 1931 as Ouachita Parish Junior College. In 1934, the institution became the Northeast Center of [[Louisiana State University]]. In 1949, the name was changed again to Northeast Junior CollegCollege, an arm of Louisiana State University. A year later, it became an autonomous four-year institution renamed Northeast Louisiana State College. In 1969, it began to offer doctoral degrees and was elevated to university status as Northeast Louisiana University. Other regional campuses, such as [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], were also elevated to university status. The current name, abbreviated ULM, was adopted in 1999.
Under President George Thomas Walker, Sr. (1913-2011), whose tenure extended from 1958 to 1976, enrollment increased from 2,100 to 9,700. NLU became the largest university in North Louisiana in terms of state funding and enrollments. Among all of the universities under the Louisiana Higher Education Board of Trustees, Northeast had the greatest percent of faculty with terminal degrees in their fields, more academic programs withy national accreditation, and offered the highest faculty salaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=george-thomas-walker&pid=152392279|title=George Thomas Walker|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=July 6, 2011|accessdate=October 28, 2019}}</ref>
