Great Lives Lecture: George Lucas’ unexpected success

March 16, 2017 | Blue and Gray Press Life

By ES HETHCOX

George Lucas’ need for control not only helped him succeed in making movies, but also facilitated how much he impacted the world of cinematology, The New York Times bestselling biographer told his audience in Dodd Auditorium. Read More

Great Lives: ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap discusses biography of Jesse Owens

February 25, 2016 | Blue and Gray Press Life

By EMILY DALY

Dodd Auditorium in George Washington Hall was packed on Feb. 18 for Jeremy Schaap’s Great Lives lecture on Jesse Owens, based on his biography, “Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics.”
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Audience gets behind-the-scenes look at Britain’s queen

April 10, 2013 | The Blue & Gray Press

Many audience members rose from their seats on the evening of April 2 as “God Save the Queen” poured through the speakers in Dodd auditorium, honoring the beginning of the Elizabeth II chapter of the Great Lives Lecture Series.Read More