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Lost and Found

Alumnus Charlie Starr, who earned his doctorate in English from MTSU in 2002, has made an important contribution to the study of internationally renowned author C.S. Lewis. Starr, an associate professor of English at Alderson Broaddus University in West Virginia, recently co-wrote an essay about the lost sequel to Lewis’ novel The Screwtape Letters. Starr is one of the world’s foremost experts on Lewis, the British author known for The Chronicles of Narnia series.

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Accomplished Alumni

Liberal Arts graduates recognized with three of the five MTSU Alumni Association awards. School of Music alumnus Pat Duke (l), whose voice has been heard on many commercials, shows, animated films, and video games, received the Distinguished Alumni Award. Rutherford County Health Department administrator LaShan Dixon (center), who holds a Gerontology graduate certificate, garnered the Young Alumni Achievement Award. Jo Ann Hood (r), former band director including at John Overton High School for 30 years, won the Achievement in Education (non-MTSU) award.

Uncovering African American History

MTSU students are unearthing an important chapter in Nashville and American history. Andrew Wyatt, an associate professor of Archaeology, started the Bass Street Community Archaeology Project, named for an important nearby thoroughfare in the African American community, in 2017. Since then, he and his students have spent time digging at Fort Negley Park, which became the site of one of the first post-Civil War Black neighborhoods in Nashville.

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Health-Speak

A new academic concentration in Health Communication debuted this fall as part of the Communication major. Some of the courses available will focus on professional relationships, patient providers, social communication, technology, and health care organizations. Communication Studies faculty members Betsy Dalton (l) and Natalie Hoskins (r) said in an WMOT-FM interview that the program will prepare students for a variety of post-graduation fields, including non-communication careers.