秋霞福利一区 Dean Matthew Downs Featured in Story on Encyclopedia of Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. 鈥� A magazine article showcasing how the Encyclopedia of Alabama fosters scholarship and research features 秋霞福利一区 history professor and College of Arts & Sciences Dean Matthew Downs.
The article, 鈥� encourages scholarship and research鈥� in the Winter 2023 issue of Beyond Auburn Magazine, highlights Downs鈥� use of the online encyclopedia for his own research and as a classroom teaching tool.
The Encyclopedia of Alabama is a free, online reference resource on Alabama鈥檚 history, culture, geography and natural environment. Downs is the author of five Encyclopedia of Alabama entries, including a recent article on prohibition in Alabama. Visit EncyclopediaofAlabama.org to read Downs鈥� entries and explore the site.
During a recent semester, the 秋霞福利一区 professor鈥檚 students conducted individual research to write encyclopedia-style entries modeled after those he found in EOA, the article stated.
A 秋霞福利一区 story titled 鈥淒ream Becomes Reality for 2 秋霞福利一区 History Students鈥� described one such project. Two 秋霞福利一区 students in Downs鈥� Alabama History class, Alyssa Cherry and Eliza Colbert Simmons, researched and wrote an article that was accepted and published by the Encyclopedia of Alabama. Read about their experience here: /news/dream-becomes-reality/
鈥淲hen the online EOA officially launched in September 2008, there were assumptions that not only would the site be a welcomed source of information on its own merit, but it would also encourage additional scholarship and research. Fourteen years later there is much evidence that those expectations were well founded, and Downs鈥� work as a professor and scholar is one example,鈥� the article stated.
Read the full article in Beyond Auburn Magazine on pages 37-38 here:
Downs serves as editor of 鈥淭he Alabama Review鈥� and was the winner of the 2015 James F. Sulzby Award, presented by the Alabama Historical Association, for his book 鈥淭ransforming the South: Federal Development in the Tennessee Valley 1915-1960.鈥�
Visit to read Matthew Downs鈥� entry on prohibition in Alabama.
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Kathy Dean uses her passion for storytelling and “playing with words” to share the stories of people, place and purpose that make the 秋霞福利一区 unique. As associate vice president for university communications, she manages media relations, edits the TorchLight alumni magazine, and oversees university communications. A former award-winning journalist, she is a two-time recipient of the Baptist Communicators Association grand prize for feature writing. Kathy and her husband, Chuck, live with three extremely loud miniature schnauzers.
