With subject matter ranging from Moses to Malcolm X, the 2006 Great Lives lecture series continues to inspire and inform audiences. All of the lectures in this year’s series are being held at 7:30 p.m. in Dodd Auditorium.
Here is the remaining lineup of lectures in what is officially known as the Chappell Lecture Series, Great Lives: Biographical Approaches to History.
April 13: “Henry Ford,” presented by Steven Watts of the University of Missouri-Columbia, author of The People’s Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century.
April 18: “Robert Kennedy,” presented by Evan Thomas of Newsweek magazine, author of Robert Kennedy: His Life.
April 20: “Harry Truman,” presented by Stephen Farnsworth of the UMW Department of Political Science.
April 25: “William Faulkner,” presented by Michael Bibler of the UMW Department of English.
April 27: “Muhammad Ali,” presented by William Nack, retired writer for Sports Illustrated.