TPS Civil Rights Fellowship
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Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU is excited to announce the six educators from Tennessee who will be participating in the TPS Civil Rights Fellowship. The Tennessee cohort will include Connie Fink and Anna Stern (University School of Nashville), Ashli Burton and Jessica Watson (White House High School – Sumner County Schools), and Rustin Jones and Jason Shelton (Greeneville Middle School – Greeneville City Schools). These educators will work with cohorts from North Carolina and South Carolina over the next two years to design educational resources to support the teaching of the long civil rights struggle. This project is a partnership between the TPS programs at Mars Hill University, the University of South Carolina, and MTSU.
As part of his residency for the Ph.D. Program in Public History at MTSU, Robby Kurtz trained for his license in using a drone. Robby, who is one of the Center’s graduate research assistants, brought the drone to a site visit at a former stagecoach inn/post office associated with Revolutionary … Continue reading →
“Perspectives on Tennessee History” will be held July 15-16 at the new Tennessee State Museum and Tennessee State Library and Archives facilities. The conference will feature a Friday keynote speaker, Saturday panel discussion on the state of social studies education in our state, breakout sessions from each … Continue reading →
We have installed the first exhibit in partnership with the Tanner Rosenwald School in Newport, Tennessee. The story of the school is also the story of Cocke County’s African American community. Graduate research assistant Kate Hughes served as the historian for the exhibit, with assistance from Dr. … Continue reading →
