Scott Hancock

Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Gettysburg College

Scott Hancock’s forthcoming book, Walk Up the Hill: A College Student’s Guide to Scholar-Activism, supports antiracism education by introducing students to the scholar-activist model through a variety of historical and contemporary examples. Winner of the Gettysburg College Distinguished Teaching Award in 2019, Scott himself models the practices of the scholar-activist, as evidenced in this recent profile on CNN.

Distinguished Teaching Award, 2019
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Walk Up the Hill: How to Be a Scholar Activist

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Congratulations to Prof. Scott Hancock, Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies, on receiving Gettysburg College’s Distinguished Teaching award.

Professor Scott Hancock, Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies, speaks with CNN’s Michael Smerconish on Confederate monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park, as calls to remove Confederate monuments are heard across the country.