Rev. James Lawson returns to Vanderbilt University as a Distinguished University Professor, more than four decades after a national furor over his expulsion from the university as a result of his civil rights activities.
Video written and produced by Emily Pearce; edited and produced by Pat Slattery.
Media contact: Emily Pearce, (615) 322-NEWS
emily.pearce@vanderbilt.edu
Midsouth Regional Emmy Winner
Vanderbilt’s video production unit won five Regional Emmy awards in 2007 in advanced media for videos produced for VUCast, Vanderbilt’s news network. This was the first time the university received television’s highest honor.