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Professor Profiles

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Profiles of professors from the campus communities of King University.

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The Snider Honors Program Welcomes Mason McCrury as Honors Fellow

Named in homage to Jack E. Snider, the Snider Honors Program has been an establishment at King University since 2004. Since its creation, the program has been a unified community of scholars that works with students dedicated to their educational growth and development; indeed, those who graduate as Snider Honors Fellows have a history of success in their individual fields. 
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Covid-19 and “Prayers That Are Made Out of Grass”

At first, to be honest, I relished the abrupt and absolute vanishing of all the entries on my calendar after the Covid-19 pandemic hit. No more soccer games on Saturdays. No more church on Wednesday nights. No more showing up in person to teach, or driving my kids to and from school. No more anything outside of the home. The shelter in place order fed my shadow introvert tendencies. I relished wearing yoga pants every day, sleeping in, and the extra time with my family…
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Perspective: King University’s Chair of Criminal Justice On Black Lives Matter

Allow me to introduce myself. I am the Chair of the Criminal Justice Department at King University. I am also the faculty advisor to the Black Student Union. Seems a little contradictory doesn’t it? Especially given our current state of affairs? Well, I do love being an enigma. I mean, I test into Slytherin house, and my greatest spiritual gift is mercy…figure that one out…
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Perspective: The 1918 Spanish Flu

We are in the middle of the worst health crisis in over 100 years. The entire world has been impacted and deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic continue to rise. King students, faculty and staff left campus and our facilities are being cleaned and locked down. Our administration has acted responsibly and are doing all they can to protect us when we return. But as of this writing, we don’t know when that will be.
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Slaughter Talks Process Behind Twin City Radio Theatre’s Productions

*Republished from the February 2016 issue of The Kayseean

The Twin City Radio Theatre has become the creative enterprise for Christopher Slaughter, associate professor of theatre and the chair of the department of theatre at King University. Since the fall of 2007, Slaughter has been an active force in the theatre department, especially with his ongoing project, “Twin City Radio Theatre,” which began its first season in 2008 on the main Bristol campus…

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