Year: 2005

Many Christians feel duty-bound ñ uncomfortably so ñ to believe that salvation is closed to members of other religious traditions, believes Vanderbilt University Divinity School professor John Thatamanil. During a community breakfast on Jan. 20 and a separate four-part Relevant Religion community education class beginning Jan. 31, Thatamanil will teach three major viewpoints on the issue, all within the Christian tradition. Read More

Edward Rubin of the University of Pennsylvania Law School has been named John Wade-Kent Syverud Professor of Law and dean of Vanderbilt University Law School effective July 1, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Nicholas Zeppos announced today. Read More

Three recommendations for NCAA bylaw changes and scores of guidelines to improve the academic integrity of college athletics programs were debated when the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics met at Vanderbilt University on Jan. 6-7. Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ñ Bernice Johnson Reagon, a renowned scholar and artist in African-American cultural music and history, will deliver the keynote address for Vanderbilt University‘s 2005 Martin Luther King Commemorative Series Jan. 17-27. Read More

Families, health care professionals and other service providers in search of current research on developmental disabilities can now quickly and easily find relevant studies using Study Finder, a new online service from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. Read More

The Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been ranked in the top 10 children‘s hospitals in the nation, according to Child magazine. Read More