The Mathews Center officially launched the Applied Democracy Exchanges conversation series with Dr. David Mathews in 2023. These monthly discussions, held every third Thursday, focus on the current perils and future promises of democracy in the U.S. and abroad. Held both live online and in-person, participants will explore a unique, democracy-related theme each month. Read More »
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Applied Democracy Exchanges Officially Commence in 2023
Civic Dispatch: USA JOIPs Recapture History with Digitization Project
In partnership with the Mobile Creole Cultural and Historical Preservation Society and the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the University of South Alabama JOIPs stepped back in time with their summer project. Read More »
Civic Dispatch: Preserving a Legacy
Jean O’Connor-Snyder intern Katie Tindol reflects on Carl A. Elliot’s legacy in her thought piece from Jasper, Alabama.
Carl A. Elliott served eight consecutive terms in Congress and was the first-ever recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. A long-time Jasper resident, Elliott was an extraordinary individual who lived a long, productive and life centered around public service to Alabama and its citizens. Civic service was not only a defining priority in his life, but a value that Elliott inspired many to value themselves. Consequently, Elliott’s legacy lives on in many who call Jasper home fifty years after he left Congress. But this summer, when efforts to preserve Elliott’s Jasper home and the museum it houses struggled to come together, I began to look into what it might take to bring this idea to fruition.
Civic Dispatch: Sipsey Fork
In his first community journalism piece of the summer, Jean O’Connor-Snyder intern Andrew Rutledge profiles some of North Alabama’s natural resources and hidden gems – RiverSide Fly Shop and fly fishing on Sipsey Fork.
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Civic Dispatch: Living and Working Together
For her first community journalism piece of the summer, 2018 Jean O’Connor-Snyder intern Ellie Cochran profiled one of Walker County’s active citizens. Read More »
Civic Dispatch: Not Just Another Work of Art
2018 Jean O’Connor-Snyder Intern Currie Blackwell shines a light on identity and belonging in this profile of a creative and civic leader in Walker County. Read More »
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