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 […]
The Great Lives Series: Biographical Approaches to History and Culture has begun its 22nd season. The lectures, which focus on biographical works, begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Dodd Auditorium in George Washington Hall. Each session typically includes a question and answer period and book signing by the author. Doors open at […]
The Great Lives Lecture Series: Biographical Approaches to History and Culture will begin its 22nd season on Tuesday, Jan. 21 featuring 15 programs running through Thursday, Mar. 20. This compelling lecture series offers insight into a wide and diverse range of figures of historical and cultural significance. Lectures take place at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and […]
Growing up in King George County, Carolyn West Oglesby ’83 didn’t really think about what her parents did all day at work. She just knew that Gladys and Ira West were civilian mathematicians at the naval base at Dahlgren, where the family lived and she and her two brothers attended school.It wasn’t until long after […]
Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus Bill Crawley previews the 2021 annual lecture series “Great Lives” on “Town Talk with Ted Schubel.” The biographical approach to history and culture is all virtual this year. Listen here.
