Dr. Paul Fallon served as Co-Chair of the Virginia District St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival, held at the Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church on Saturday, April 21, 2018. The competition, open to finalists in grades 7-12 from Greek Orthodox parishes throughout the state, involved an original speech dealing with religious topics, assessed both […]
Dr. Gary Richards recently led the breakfast book discussion of James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival in New Orleans, LA.
Professor Gary Richards recently was a guest scholar at Walker Grant Middle School, where he lectured on Edgar Allan Poe and “The Fall of the House of Usher” to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders.
Professor Sushma Subramanian appeared recently in the live storytelling event StoryCollider at Busboys and Poets in D.C., presenting material adapted from her forthcoming book on the science of touch.
Professor Colin Rafferty was featured on “Getting to Know the Presidents”on the With Good Reason public radio show in January. The program explores America’s Commanders in Chief, and Rafferty drew on the expertise he’s developed in his current writing project, which includes pieces in different genres on each president. The episode can be accessed here: […]
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