Wilmington University recently recognized Mike Dixon’s work as a scholar-practitioner by promoting him to Adjunct Associate Professor of History. The promotion acknowledges his classroom engagement, professional contributions, and continuing work in the field of history. Dixon teaches history and humanities courses in the University’s College of Education and Liberal Arts. For more than four decades,…
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For Family History Research Ask What’s in Your Attic
You never know what treasures you might find tucked away in attics, closets, or other places. Faith Broadwater Seltzer discovered this firsthand when she stumbled upon a relative’s unclaimed insurance policy during a family history research course I teach at Cecil College. Faith and her classmates were in the computer lab exploring the rapidly growing…
Professor Michael Dixon – History With Purpose
From WilmU, the magazine of Wilmington University Wilmington University Adjunct History Professor Michael Dixon is deeply committed to studying local and regional history. His passion, he says, is ignited when he shares his knowledge with students and the community. Fortified by graduate degrees in History and Behavioral Sciences, Dixon brings his extensive research and love of history…
Mrs. Grant Was One of the Freedom Riders
BEL AIR, Feb. 9, 2023 — I had the opportunity to attend an award ceremony for Janice East Moorehead Grant, 89, where she received the first Harford County Civil Rights Leadership Award from Harford Community College. In the 1950s and 1960s, Mrs. Grant led various efforts to support civil rights in northeastern Maryland. These included…