Kocolas is an independent business
owner but has continued to teach History on the college and university
level for over 30 years. The reviews of his teaching have consistently
been exemplary.
Professor Kocolas has written books
and articles in the fields of history and political thought.
He wrote The Republicans: The Modern Party
of FDR and co-authored Streams in a Thirsty
Land.
Kocolas has written several articles
for magazines and newspapers, including Greek-American publications.
The Greek-American publications include articles for Greek-American
Monthly Review, as well as articles for regional Greek-American
publications including KPHTH magazine
for the Pan Cretan Association of America.
A recent article Professor Kocolas
wrote for KPHTH magazine titled, “Why
the Name Macedonia Matters,” received widespread
accolades from Greek-Americans throughout the United States.
In addition to educating students about Ancient
Greece in the classroom, he has lectured about the Ancient
Hellenes in community forums. The national Elderhostels
organization has frequently been a beneficiary of Kocolas’
lectures about the Greeks.
Additionally, Kocolas has been
interviewed on both television and radio about Greek-related issues.
Tony Kocolas’ diverse interests
drew him to video productions. In the early 1990s he participated
in producing commercials with Company Three Productions. During
the last three years he has worked with Cohlan Productions
in most aspects of video production—including producing two
historical documentaries.
TONY
J. KOCOLAS
is a first generation Greek-American, whose parents instilled a love
and appreciation of Greece. Kocolas learned to speak
Greek before he learned English, though it created some difficulties
in the earliest years of school. This knowledge of Greek proved invaluable
when he passed a Harvard-prepared examination as part of the foreign
language requirement for earning an advanced degree in History.
