Derrion Arrington is a historian of Black political power and institutional life in Mississippi. He holds a B.S. from Tougaloo College and an M.A. in history from Tulane University, and […]
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Steve Smith
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Steve Smith is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Millsaps College and the author of The Meaning of Height in Aspiration, Responsibility, and Higher Education (Palgrave Macmillan 2024) […]
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Elise Smith received her M.A. from Vanderbilt and her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, both in art history, and she is now retired after 37 years […]
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After serving as a board member, board president and volunteer for Mississippi Heritage Trust for many years, Lolly took over as Executive Director in 2013. Lolly has over twenty years […]
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Dr. Fratesi joined the Stennis Institute in 2010 to help coordinate and lead project and program activities related to local community and economic development. For nearly 20 years Joe has […]
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Chance L. McDavid rejoined the John C. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development at Mississippi State University in February where he serves as project director in community development. Most […]
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Rev, as he is affectionately called in the Natchez community, has dedicated his life to the spiritual and social growth of this community. He serves on several boards and organizations […]
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Dr. Susan Gaunt Stearns is an associate professor of history at the University of Mississippi. She currently teaches courses on US history, the history of the colonial and Revolutionary era […]
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Dale Rushing is a celebrated Southern music historian, award-winning singer-songwriter, and civic architect whose work bridges heritage, storytelling, and regional development. As a Development Advisor for the Rockabilly Hall of […]
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Jennifer Le is a Mississippi Gulf Coast native and the daughter of Vietnamese refugees who resettled in Biloxi. Her upbringing was shaped by her family’s crab meat processing business—an enduring, […]
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Dr. Emma Phuong To is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she teaches and mentors future anesthesia providers with both rigor […]
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