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  • Laura McNeil, Ph.D.

    Laura McNeil, professor, Elms College

    Director of the Honors Program, Professor of History
    mcneill@elms.edu | 413-265-2579
    Department(s): History, First Year Seminar Instructors

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    Laura McNeil is the director of the Honors Scholar Program and a professor of history at Elms College. She received her B.A. from Hampshire College and her Ph.D. in history from Boston College. She offers survey courses in European and world history, and upper-level courses in her areas of specialization, modern Ireland and Britain. She enjoys travel and good food. As such, she has led study-abroad trips to Ireland and Italy, and enjoys offering unusual experiential-learning classes, most notably HIS250: “A Taste of Freedom,” a historical and culinary exploration of the American immigration experience.

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  • Damien Murray, Ph.D.

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    Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Professional Programs, Professor of History
    murraydamien@elms.edu | 413-265-2579
    Department(s): History, First Year Seminar Instructors

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    Damien Murray is the Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Professional Programs and a professor of history at Elms College. He’s an experienced academic with over 20 years of teaching, scholarship, and administrative service.

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