Bulent Atalay spent more than four decades teaching physics at the University of Mary Washington. On the side, he fed a passion for the arts that had possessed him from an early age.“As a child growing up in Turkey and England, I drew and painted everything I could get ahold of,” said Atalay, whose books […]
Great Lives Lecture Series: John Lewis (RESCHEDULED to 4/1) Tuesday, April 1 | 7:30 PM | Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall Lecture by Raymond ArsenaultFor six decades John Robert Lewis (1940–2020) was a towering figure in the struggle for civil rights in the United States. As an activist and progressive congressman, he was renowned for […]
Great Lives Series: Pat Nixon (RESCHEDULED to 4/3) April 3 | 7:30 PM | Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall Lecture by Heath Hardage LeeThe Jubilation by Silver Companies LectureIn America’s collective consciousness, Pat Nixon has long been perceived as enigmatic. She was voted “Most Admired Woman in the World” in 1972 and made Gallup Poll’s […]
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Surupa Gupta penned an editorial for The Free Lance-Star entitled, “Indira Gandhi: Creator of the modern Indian State” in advance of her Great Lives lecture on India’s first and only woman prime minister, which was held on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The program can be accessed through the program website […]
The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series continues this evening, over Vimeo, Thursday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. with Professor of Art History Marjorie Och providing illuminating insight into the life of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. The Barlow & Thomas, P.C. Lecture. The link for Thursday, January 27, 2022, for the talk on […]
