Janel Shoun-Smith

One of my biggest joys is crafting writing that will move people to appreciate a new part of the world. I see my writings as my mission to help bring all people closer together. I love learning new things myself, and I can’t wait to share those new discoveries with others in my writing.

Long-Form Feature Writing

Alumnus Gerron Hurt wins MasterChef

LipscombNow Summer 2019 This article on Gerron Hurt, the 2018 MasterChef winner, highlights his can-do attitude and gentle spirit, which were both on display on the show and during his studies to earn a Master in Education at Lipscomb.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences • 24th August 2018

Academic, Businessman, Foodie… Blogger?

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Winter 2016. In 2015, Lipscomb History Chair Howard Miller was outed as Manolo, the Shoe Blogger, one of the first to make a mint blogging on the Internet.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences • 24th August 2018

Writing the Next Chapter

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Winter 2017. English professor Willie Steele worked for years on a biography of W.P. Kinsella and found himself in the spotlight when Kinsella passed away shortly before the book was finished.

Lipscomb Now • 24th August 2018

A Forgotten Chapter of History Found Again

Lipscomb Now Summer 2015. A chance meeting between a Lipscomb professor and a local history buff resulted in the university receiving a one-of-a-kind archive of historic letters by former German POWs in WWII.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences • 24th August 2018

Healing Moments

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Winter 2015. Counseling graduate students learn that psychological theories can’t match sincere authenticity when helping AIDS-infected Kenyans.

Lipscomb Now • 24th August 2018

Unique Program Gives Unlikely Students LIFE

Lipscomb Now Winter 2014. Eight women prison inmates earned associate degrees after seven years of study inside the prison beside Lipscomb traditional students.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences • 24th August 2018

Ted Parks on the Pilgrim's Path

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Summer 2018. I authored this feature that describes one professor’s insightful journey to complete an ancient pilgrimage route in Spain.

Lipscomb Now • 24th August 2018

The Creation of a Peacemaker

Lipscomb Now Spring 2015. Shortly after graduation, this alumnus went to Palestine to work with Christian Peacemakers on the front lines, and now uses storytelling to spread an attitude of peace.

Lipscomb Now • 24th August 2018

Florah and Fortune: Taking A Step of Faith

Lipscomb Now Spring 2015. Florah and Fortune Mhlanga took a step of faith to move to America, where they both studied before they met and married in Zimbabwe.

The Script • 24th August 2018

Professor’s Legacy Lives on Through Protégé

The Script Summer 2017. After her mentor died just before graduation, Nena Bowman soldiered on, continued her studies and now holds her mentor’s previous job.