The Jefferson-Hennings Myth

Professor Ellis is one of the defamers of Thomas Jefferson's good character, and he has now been revealed as a liar...

 

Professor's Past In Doubt, Discrepancies Surface In Claim Of Vietnam Duty

Published on 06/18/2001.

Source: By Walter V. Robinson, GLOBE STAFF SOUTH HADLEY

At Mount Holyoke College, Joseph J. Ellis has never been more revered. He is a beloved mentor to many students, and perhaps the college's most popular and engaging professor. Now he has become a national literary icon for his 1997 Jefferson biography and the Pulitzer Prize in History he just received for his latest best seller, "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation."  Yet Ellis's historical focus extends beyond the country's early days...

 

Professor Faces Investigation At Mount Holyoke

Published on 06/21/2001.

SOURCE: By Walter V. Robinson, GLOBE STAFF

Mount Holyoke College officials said yesterday they will investigate admissions by Pulitzer prize-winning historian Joseph J. Ellis that he deceived his students into believing he served in Vietnam. They expect to resolve the issue before students return for the fall semester.  Meanwhile, Vincent Ferraro, a professor of political science and one of Ellis's friends on the faculty, said last night that he and other faculty members are angry that Ellis has "betrayed the principles we all stand for,"...

 

Professor Apologizes Again For Fabrications

Published on 06/23/2001, The Boston Globe.

SOURCE: By Wayne Washington, Globe staff WASHINGTON

Pulitzer-Prize winning author Joseph J. Ellis, before a national audience last night, apologized again for fabricating a Vietnam War record during his lectures at Mount Holyoke College.  "I want to again repeat that I deeply regret having let stand and later confirmed any assumption that I had served in Vietnam," Ellis told the 100 people who had come to the National Archives to hear him discuss his latest book, "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation."...

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