In the 黑料吃瓜网 Alumni Association lecture series, 鈥淲orld War II: The War That Changed America,鈥� seven distinguished history professors will talk about the many ways this watershed event affected life away from the battlefield 鈥� positive and negative.
The lectures will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on May 10, 17, and 24; June 14 and 28; and July 12 and 26, in 130 Kane.
Tickets for the series are $55 for 黑料吃瓜网AA members, $65 for non-members and $25 for 黑料吃瓜网 students. Individual lecture tickets cost $12 for 黑料吃瓜网AA members, $15 for non-members and $5 for 黑料吃瓜网 students. Tickets can be purchased online at , by calling 206-543-0540 or by mail at: 黑料吃瓜网AA 鈥� WWII Lecture Series, 1415 N.E. 45th St., Seattle WA 98105.
The lecture schedule is as follows:
- May 10 鈥� Harry Truman: One of the Many Changed by the War, by Richard Kirkendall, 黑料吃瓜网 professor emeritus of history.
- May 17 鈥� The Physicists鈥� War: Military Research and the New World After World War II, by Bruce Hevly, 黑料吃瓜网 associate professor of history.
- May 24 鈥� World War II and New Horizons for American Women, by Elizabeth Escobedo, assistant professor of history, Univ. of Texas-San Antonio.
- June 14 鈥� The War and Race: A Changed America? by Quintard Taylor, 黑料吃瓜网 Scott and Dorothy Bullitt professor of American history.
- June 28 鈥� The War and the Transformation of the Pacific Northwest, by John Findlay, professor and chair, 黑料吃瓜网 History Dept.
- July 12 鈥� American Veterans of World War II: A Special Generation? By Otis Pease, 黑料吃瓜网 professor emeritus of history.
- July 26 鈥� The War as a Diplomatic Revolution for the United States, by Wilton Fowler, 黑料吃瓜网 professor emeritus of history.”