{"id":255477,"date":"2024-11-14T10:22:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=255477"},"modified":"2024-11-14T10:22:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:22:31","slug":"umws-great-lives-lecture-series-announces-2025-lineup-new-director-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2024\/11\/14\/umws-great-lives-lecture-series-announces-2025-lineup-new-director-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW\u2019s Great Lives Lecture Series Announces 2025 Lineup, New Director"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Distinguished Professor Emeritus Bill Crawley (left) and UMW Museums Executive Director Scott Harris \u201983 have served as co-directors of the William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series for the past year. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/p><\/div>\n

A selection of fascinating figures will be profiled during this year\u2019s\u00a0William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series<\/a>\u00a0at the University of Mary Washington. The 22nd season of the popular series was announced Tuesday evening at a presentation that welcomed over 160 supporters, donors and sponsors to UMW\u2019s Jepson Alumni Executive Center.<\/p>\n

This year, bestselling biographers will shine a light on senator and civil rights leader John Lewis, broadcast journalist Barbara Walters, controversial baseball great Pete Rose, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, and over a dozen other notable individuals from history and culture.<\/p>\n

Yet, of all the larger-than-life personalities highlighted on Nov. 12, the one that drew the most applause was series founder and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History William Crawley, who announced his retirement. His co-director, Scott Harris \u201983, executive director of UMW Museums, will oversee the series \u2013 the latest installment of which starts on Jan. 21, 2025 \u2013 moving forward. Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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