McPherson-Mitchell Lecture to feature the Clotilda slave-ship and the community formed by its survivors, descendants

The two-day event features a documentary screening, reception and panel discussion. (Photo courtesy City of Mobile)

The two-day event features a documentary screening, reception and panel discussion. (Photo courtesy City of Mobile)

The Troy University Department of History and Philosophy is expanding the annual McPherson-Mitchell Lecture in Southern History into a two-day event focused on the recent archeological discovery of the remains of the Civil War-era illegal slave ship, the Clotilda, and the still-active community of survivors and descendants in Africatown outside of Mobile, Alabama. The events will…

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Intelligent.com recognizes TROY degree programs among nation’s best

The Master of Science in Sport Management was the highest ranked program, coming in at number four nationally.

The Master of Science in Sport Management was the highest ranked program, coming in at number four nationally.

Nine degree programs at Troy University have been recognized as being among the nation’s best by Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for program rankings and higher education planning.

Rankings were based on the assessment of the University’s programs across six categories – tuition cost, admission, retention and graduation rates, faculty, reputation and resources provided for online…

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Kruckeberg remembered for sense of humor, laughter and impact on others

Dr. Kruckeberg presents the Faculty Senate Excellence Award to Dr. Theresa M. Johnson during the 2019 Honors Convocation.

Dr. Kruckeberg presents the Faculty Senate Excellence Award to Dr. Theresa M. Johnson during the 2019 Honors Convocation.

Dr. Robert “Kruck” Dale Kruckeberg, Jr. is being remembered by his colleagues not only for the value he brought to students in Troy University classrooms, but also for the meaning and laughter he brought to so many lives.

Kruckeberg passed away at his home, surrounded by family, on December 27, after a courageous bout with…

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Singing history professor dies

Dr. Allen Dennis, right, strikes a pose with Dr. William Welch and Dr. Scout Blum in the College of Arts and Sciences following a commencement.

Dr. Allen Dennis, right, strikes a pose with Dr. William Welch and Dr. Scout Blum in the College of Arts and Sciences following a commencement.

A singing, songwriting, history-loving academic has left the Trojan Nation. Dr. Allen Dennis, former chair of history and associate dean of Arts and Sciences, died Monday, Nov. 5 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Miss. after a lengthy illness.

Dr. Dennis, an Athens, Tenn. native, was the first member of his family to graduate college…

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