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Author: Savannah Hawley

Slavery, Memory, and Justice Project investigates Clay County history

7 May 2021
Savannah Hawley
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Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the department of…

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Senior Athlete Feature: Connor Morehouse

30 April 2021
Savannah Hawley
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Connor Morehouse, senior data science and math major, began his career at William Jewell College as a physics and math major.  He began as a…

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Slavery, Memory, and Justice Project uncovers details about Dr. William Jewell’s slaveholding past

30 April 2021
Savannah Hawley
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Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the department of…

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Jewell’s Slavery, Memory, and Justice Project uncovers, illuminates Alexander Doniphan’s pro-slavery stances and ties

23 April 2021
Savannah Hawley
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Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the history department…

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New research uncovers ties between Jewell and slavery

16 April 2021
Savannah Hawley
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Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the department of…

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EJ Wood brings all-natural candles and more activism to the Liberty area

26 March 2021
Savannah Hawley
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Cotton core wicks, high-quality fragrance oils, no parabens and plenty of activism. That’s the recipe EJ Wood uses for his candles. Wood started making candles…

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A Love Letter to Soup

26 February 2021
Savannah Hawley
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When cold weather comes, there are many recipes that bring comfort and respite from the frigid Midwest winter and annual polar vortexes. Chicken and dumplings,…

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Slavery, Memory, and Justice course seeks to investigate Jewell’s past

12 February 2021
Savannah Hawley
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Dr. Christopher Wilkins – associate professor of history at William Jewell College – is teaching a class on Jewell’s history with slavery this semester. While…

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Hobby Feature: Cooking

4 December 2020
Savannah Hawley
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I have loved to cook since I was young. My mom, grandma and I make the stuffing together every year for Thanksgiving. My dad and…

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