TROY students, Russell County educators explore Costa Rica during study abroad trip

The study abroad group consisting of TROY students and educators from Russell County Schools visited Costa Rica, May 26-June 4.

The study abroad group consisting of TROY students and educators from Russell County Schools visited Costa Rica, May 26-June 4.

A recent study abroad trip to Costa Rica, organized by Troy University faculty members Dr. Meg Milligan and Dr. Paige Paquette, helped to open the door to another culture not only for TROY students, but also for some local educators.

Working through the nonprofit organization Global EDU and with the assistance of TROY Study Abroad…

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Troy University to host visiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence

Dr. Borut Roncevic will spend a year on TROY's campus researching, lecturing and interacting with the community as a Fulbright Scholar.

Dr. Borut Roncevic will spend a year on TROY's campus researching, lecturing and interacting with the community as a Fulbright Scholar.

Troy University has been selected to host a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence from Slovenia during the 2023-2024 academic year. Dr. Borut Roncevic, Dean and sociology professor at the School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica, was selected for the Fulbright award by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.  

The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program brings visiting scholars from abroad to…

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Music Industry alumnus combining his love of music with a lifelong ambition to practice law

Matthew Fulton, right, is working for Entertainment Sector law firm Romano Law PLLC in New York City.

Matthew Fulton, right, is working for Entertainment Sector law firm Romano Law PLLC in New York City.

One Music Industry alumnus is combining his love of music with a lifelong desire to be a lawyer.

Matthew Fulton, a 2018 graduate, credits Music Industry director Robert W. Smith with blazing the trail that would eventually end with an entertainment industry major player, New York City’s Romano Law PLLC.

Matthew Fulton

He was introduced to…

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It Came From the Archives: Dothan received the Queen in 1952

Betty Phillips, Mutual Broadcasting Company's 2000th Queen for a Day, visited Dothan in 1952.

Betty Phillips, Mutual Broadcasting Company's 2000th Queen for a Day, visited Dothan in 1952.

Over the years the National Peanut Festival has produced hundreds of local queens and princesses, but in 1952 it hosted one whose name was not known until October 24.

That was Betty Phillips of Los Angeles, who was the Mutual Broadcasting System’s 2000th Queen for A Day.

“Queen For A Day” was a game show…

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