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...bicentennial, there is much more to Gura’s complex history of American Transcendentalism. Starting with the Transcendentalists’ European influences, he traces the shifting ideas and proponents of the movement. Rather than try to reduce the multi-faceted phenomenon to one hardened definition, Gura acknowledges the subtleties of the movement and allows the Transcendentalists to speak for themselves. Gura is at his most dynamic when he relates specific philosophical debates, such as the substantial discourse that surrounded Emerson’s speech to the graduating class of Harvard’s Divinity School on July...
...reached out to me because he knew me,” said Gura. “It was almost like a challenge, challenging his former teacher to live up to what he taught the students...
...Gura criticized the coverage of the murder at the time...
...Gura took into consideration the impact that newspaper reporting can have when journalists in a rush for a breaking story don’t give enough consideration to fairness,” Effron said. “People just wanted to find a way to clear this awful murder and say that we have a suspect...
...Gura was selected for the award by a panel of 35 journalists with interests in newspaper fairness and credibility. A panel of five judges then reviewed the nominations...