Robert Hardy is one of the most successful British character actors of our time. He is most famous for his portrayals of Winston Churchill, Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic in the Harry Potter films, and Siegfried Farnon in the BBC series “All Creatures Great and Small.” Actor Neil Robertson is his godson. Hardy spoke...
Brother Guy Consolmagno speaks in Markel Auditorium April 13 on “Does Science Need God?” Consolmagno is the spring semester’s convocation speaker, scheduled for April 14. Anders Kiledal | Collegian What initially drew you to astronomy? I’ve always loved looking at the stars, and, as a kid, I had my own little telescope. It was also...
Deirdre McCloskey speaks to students Tuesday, March 8 on classical liberalism for Praxis. Eric Ragan | Courtesy Deirdre McCloskey is a renowned free-market economist, essayist, and professor who has written more than a dozen books and hundreds of scholarly articles. A modern expert in economic history, McCloskey, who worked for several years with Milton Friedman,...
Junior Rachelle Ferguson will perform Henri Vieuxtemps’ Violin Concerto No. 5, and Sophomore Gregory Farison will perform the second movement of Camille Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto No. 2, at this weekend’s orchestra concerts. ~Compiled by Laura Williamson Rachelle Ferguson: What is your major? I’m an English and classics double major. How many years have you played...
How did you become interested in the philosophic work of Adam Smith and Jane Austen? “I had been at a Liberty Fund conference, read Theory of Moral Sentiments, and discussed it with some top notch scholars. Self command is an absolutely essential component to Theory of Moral Sentiments, which I taught a short course on....