Troy University Receives Landmark Grant to Highlight Alabama’s Cultural Diversity

Understanding the historical landmarks surrounding cultures is crucial to enhancing them. Focusing on researching and developing data on current historical landmarks will lead to a path of refinement.
Enhancing historical landmarks, such as the Mellon grant will aid Troy University in doing, emphasizes engagement with local histories and familiar subject matters.
Dr. Priya Menon, who was a significant help in CCFA receiving the Mellon Grant, emphasizes how people express the complexity of their humanity through the arts and humanities. Every culture should experience the freedom of expression with any form of art they may choose.
These histories and matters are tied to one’s local origins, providing a pathway to better understanding significant global issues such as belonging, migration and social justice. In doing so, this will exercise our critical thinking, which is a key marker of being literate in an academic culture.
Menon also believes Troy exemplifies a strong commitment to celebrating diversity and fostering cross-cultural dialogue, which can help enhance historical landmarks.
Troy has a proactive approach to embracing multiplicity which extends through its student organizations, cultural events and programming.
Some examples of Troy embracing cultural diversity and historical landmarks includes the John Robert Lewis Leadership Conference, Rosa Parks Museum and campus buildings named out of honor and tribute such as John Robert Lewis Hall or the International Arts Center.
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