Chinese New Year celebration planned on the Troy Campus

Members of Troy University’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association perform a traditional dance during Chinese New Year celebrations.

Members of Troy University’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association perform a traditional dance during Chinese New Year celebrations.

Members of Troy University’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association will celebrate Chinese New Year on the Troy Campus on January 27 in the Trojan Center Ballrooms.

The annual event, also called Spring Festival, is open to the public and features traditional performances and food. Tickets to the event are $15 ($10 for students), and may…

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McPherson-Mitchell Lecture sheds light on Muscogee Education Movement

Dr. Deidra Suwanee Dees, tribal archivist for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, speaks during the annual McPherson-Mitchell Lecture.

Dr. Deidra Suwanee Dees, tribal archivist for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, speaks during the annual McPherson-Mitchell Lecture.

The annual McPherson-Mitchell Lecture in Southern History on Thursday, Jan. 19, focused on the importance of education to a Native American tribe in Alabama and their struggle for equal educational and civil rights.

Dr. Deidra Suwanee Dees, tribal archivist for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and director of the tribe’s Office of Archives and Records…

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Death of beloved faculty member shocks, saddens TROY family

Biology professor Dr. Neil Billington working with area elementary students during the annual  Groundwater Festival at the Troy Campus.

Biology professor Dr. Neil Billington working with area elementary students during the annual Groundwater Festival at the Troy Campus.

The Troy University family was saddened to learn of the death of one of its own, Dr. Neil Billington, professor of molecular ecology. Billington was found dead in his Troy home on Wednesday, Jan. 18, of apparent natural causes. He was 59.

The self-described “Fifth Beatle,” was a native of Manchester, England and had completed…

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