U of M honors history professor for 60 years of service
Even though he has been at the University of Memphis for more than half a century, history professor Charles Crawford doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. During his acceptance speech, Crawford told the crowd, "I hope we have fun the next sixty years." (Aarron Fleming/The Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis professor Charles Crawford was honored for 60 years of service, “an accomplishment that we may never see again at this university,” said U of M president, Bill Hardgrave.
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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