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Lost and Found
Uncovering African American History
Alumnus Charlie Starr, who earned his doctorate in English from
MTSU students are unearthing an important chapter in Nashville
MTSU in 2002, has made an important contribution to the study
and American history. Andrew Wyatt, an associate professor of
of internationally renowned author C.S. Lewis. Starr, an associate
Archaeology, started the Bass Street Community Archaeology Project,
professor of English at Alderson Broaddus University in West Virginia,
named for an important nearby thoroughfare in the African American
recently co-wrote an essay about the lost sequel to Lewis’ novel
community, in 2017. Since then, he and his students have spent time
The Screwtape Letters. Starr is one of the world’s foremost experts
digging at Fort Negley Park, which became the site of one of the
on Lewis, the British author known for The Chronicles of Narnia series.
first post-Civil War Black neighborhoods in Nashville.
mtsunews.com/starr-on-the-record-june2020
mtsunews.com/fort-negley-bass-street-dig-2019
Accomplished Alumni
Health-Speak
Liberal Arts graduates recognized with three of the five MTSU Alumni
A new academic concentration in Health Communication debuted
Association awards. School of Music alumnus Pat Duke (l), whose voice has
this fall as part of the Communication major. Some of the courses
been heard on many commercials, shows, animated films, and video games,
available will focus on professional relationships, patient providers,
received the Distinguished Alumni Award. Rutherford County Health
social communication, technology, and health care organizations.
Department administrator LaShan Dixon (center), who holds a Gerontology
Communication Studies faculty members Betsy Dalton (l) and
graduate certificate, garnered the Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Natalie Hoskins (r) said in an WMOT-FM interview that the program
Jo Ann Hood (r), former band director including at John Overton High
will prepare students for a variety of post-graduation fields, including
School for 30 years, won the Achievement in Education (non-MTSU) award.
non-communication careers.
mtsunews.com/mtsu-names-2020-21-distinguished-youngalumni-true-blue-citations-of-distinction-honorees/
mtsunews.com/dalton-hoskins-on-the-record-aug2020/ College of Liberal Arts
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