The CSS Shenandoah was the only ship in the Confederate navy to circumnavigate the globe. History scholar Alan Harris (Old Dominion University) notes the Shenandoah was also the last raider to learn about the end of the Civil War and thus continued to sink ships all over the world for two-and-a-half months after Appomattox.

Also: Religious Studies professor Kip Redick (Christopher Newport University) leads students on a walking journey along the Appalachian Trail each summer and believes the experience leaves them with a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them.

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