FINHSS and the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy have launched the First Bell Lectures in Naval Leadership and History. This lecture series aims to bring historians and seapower scholars to The Yard to talk with midshipmen and faculty, introducing them to new research and ideas. These talks will be recorded, and shared via the Stockdale Center’s website for a broad audience.
Fall Lectures, 2021
Dr. Ed Marolda
"Leadership in Hard Times:
Admiral Jim Holloway and the Post-Vietnam Navy"
October 19th, 1230-1320
Nimitz Library Nautilus Room
Dr. Bruce Jones
"To Rule the Waves:
Seapower, Economics, and Geopolitical Leadership in the Modern Age"
November 4th, 1230-1320
Nimitz Library Nautilus Room
Spring Lectures, 2022
Dr. Thomas Sheppard
"To Rid the Navy of Such Men:
Benjamin Stoddert and the Creation of the Navy Department."
February 9th, 1230-1320
Nimitz Library Nautilus Room
Dr. Tyler Pitrof
"Before Rickover:
Harold Bowen and the End of the Bureau of Engineering"
March 29th, 1230-1320
Nimitz Library Nautilus Room
Dr. Sebastian Bruns
"Pinball Wizards to Leaders & Mentors:
Peter Swartz, 'The Maritime Strategy' and 1980s USN strategy"
April 26th, 1230-1320
Nimitz Library Nautilus Room
Fall Lectures, 2022
Dr. Regina Akers
"They Did Everything But Go To Sea:
Navy Enlisted Women in World War One"
October 37th, 1230-1320
Nimitz Library Nautilus Room
Frederick C. Leiner
"The Barbary War POWs"
December 6th, 1230-1320
Nimitz Library Nautilus Room
Spring Lectures, 2023
Dr. Gene Allen Smith
"A World in Black and White: African-Americans in the Pre-Civil War Navy"
March 9th, 1230-1320
Nimitz Library Nautilus Room
Dr. Roger Bailey
"Officers as Influencers:
U.S. Naval Leaders and the Slavery Debate in America"
February 9th, 1230-1320
Nimitz Library Nautilus Room
Dr. Heather Haley
"From Crossing the Line to the Herndon Climb:
Navy Traditions, Inclusivity, and Ethical Leadership"
March 30th, 1230-1320
Nimitz Library Nautilus Room
Mr. Marv Truhe
"The Untold Story of the Kitty Hawk Race Riot"
April 11th, 1900-2000
Rickover Hall, Room 102