Despite his quiet demeanor, Wingate evidenced a passion for social justice that caught the attention of John Hayes, associate professor of history. Hayes says Wingate is a student who not only excels academically, but is filled with potential to...
Students in Dr. John Hayes’ study away class spent the summer learning about civil rights in the deep south through visits to key sites from the movement.
Without a doubt, factors like race and class affect the way we view our society, but do they also affect the way we view our faith? Dr. John Hayes, associate professor of History, believes so. In his new book, “Hard, Hard Religion: Interracial Faith...
A recent column on country music noted that the genre has turned its back on authentic faith, choosing to reward singers for only name-dropping Jesus. Here what John Hayes, assistant professor of history at Augusta University, has to say on the...
In July, when we were still Georgia Regents University, the South Carolina legislature sparked a national discussion about the Confederate flag when it debated proposals to remove it from Statehouse grounds. For perspective, we talked to Dr. John...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The South Carolina legislature convened Monday to debate proposals to remove the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds. Dr. John Hayes, an assistant professor of History at Georgia Regents University, teaches courses on the...