Professor of Modern European History and Military History Porter Blakemore, a former naval officer and aviator, penned an editorial in The Free Lance-Star newspaper in advance of his “Great Lives” lecture on General Douglas MacArthur on Feb. 18. View the lecture here. DOUGLAS MacArthur is one of the most famous American military officers of the […]
Outgoing Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently announced appointments to the Board of Regents of the James Monroe Law Office Museum and Memorial Library. Among the appointments from UMW are Porter Blakemore, associate professor of history; Jeffrey W. McClurken, professor of history and special adviser to the UMW president; Rita Thompson of Fairfax, director of Rappahannock Scholars […]
The fall program for the University Philharmonic Orchestra will be exciting. The Orchestra will perform its Masterworks concert featuring Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony on Oct. 22. Then on Dec. 9 it will present Christmas with Tony Bennett. Tickets for the Masterworks concert are on sale now. Tickets for the Christmas with Tony Bennett show will be available […]