Year: 2007
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Collegium of Black Women Philosophers launched at Vanderbilt; Conference set for September
A new organization to assist black women pursue careers in philosophy has been launched at Vanderbilt University through a five-year pilot program. Read MoreJan 12, 2007
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Two new directors join Vanderbilt‘s Owen Graduate School of Management; Will lead admissions and career placement
Two business professionals are taking charge of essential parts of the Owen Graduate School of Management. John Roeder has been promoted to Owen‘s director of admissions and Joyce Rothenberg is now director of Owen‘s Career Management Center. Read MoreJan 11, 2007
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UNESCO internship offered to Vanderbilt student; Monica Gibson to spend spring semester in Paris
Monica Gibson, a Vanderbilt University graduate student working on her master‘s in public policy at Peabody College, has been offered an internship at the U.S. mission to UNESCO in Paris. She will be one of two American interns serving this spring. Read MoreJan 11, 2007
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Author Richard Katrovas to read at Vanderbilt; New memoir is The Years of Smashing Bricks
Poet and novelist Richard Katrovas will read from his upcoming memoir The Years of Smashing Bricks at Vanderbilt University on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Read MoreJan 11, 2007
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Constance Rice‘s Jan. 15 lecture at Vanderbilt University cancelled; Bishop Joseph W. Walker III to give MLK Jr. Commemorative Series keynote lecture
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Constance Rice, co-founder and co-director of The Advancement Project, a public policy and legal action group, has cancelled her speaking engagement at Vanderbilt University on Monday, Jan. 15. Read MoreJan 11, 2007
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Director To Return To Home State For Post At MD Anderson
Raymond DuBois Jr., M.D., Ph.D., will leave his position as director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center later this year to return to his native Texas as provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Read MoreJan 10, 2007
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Vanderbilt names Christine Bradley assistant vice chancellor; Will head neighborhood, community, government relations effort
Christine Bradley will join Vanderbilt University‘s public affairs team Feb. 12 as assistant vice chancellor for community, neighborhood and government relations. Read MoreJan 10, 2007
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VUSN‘s Susan Cooper Named Tennessee‘s Commissioner of Health
Susan Cooper, M.S.N., assistant dean for Practice at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, has been named the new Commissioner of Health for the state of Tennessee by Gov. Phil Bredesen. Read MoreJan 10, 2007
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Bush‘s Iraq dilemma unprecedented, says Vanderbilt presidential historian, Vietnam parallels misleading, according to professor
Although many commentators have suggested parallels between the Vietnam War and President George W. Bush‘s anticipated decision to increase the military presence in Iraq, in truth Bush‘s situation is without a clear precedent from that earlier conflict, according to Thomas Alan Schwartz, professor of history at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJan 9, 2007
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Vanderbilt No. 7 in ranking of productive research universities; No. 1 in Pharmacology, Spanish and Portuguese, Education categories
Vanderbilt University placed No. 7 in rankings released for the scholarly production of professors at research universities in the United States. Read MoreJan 9, 2007
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Abu Ghraib Prison photos and Latino/a immigration two of the timely topics featured in VU Divinity community breakfasts and programming
The Vanderbilt University Divinity School will host community breakfasts and programming this spring focused on timely and relevant topics such as the impact of the Abu Ghraib Prison photos, creation narratives, different voices interpreting the Bible and Latino/a immigration. Read MoreJan 9, 2007
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Type of health care system affects caregiver stress
Finding the right healthcare for a child or loved one can leave you feeling like you need a visit to the doctor. A new study by Vanderbilt University researchers has found that the type of stress you experience may depend on the type of health care system with which you are dealing. Read MoreJan 9, 2007
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Curb Lecture to feature Eric Klinenberg on media consolidation, Author of Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America‘s Media
The author of a new book about the effects of media consolidation on the American public will deliver the Curb Lecture at Vanderbilt University on Monday, Jan. 15. Read MoreJan 4, 2007
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Vanderbilt policy center taking pulse of education in Tennessee; New poll released as part of ongoing statewide education policy initiative
The Vanderbilt Peabody Center for Education Policy is undertaking an ongoing initiative to generate, share, debate and discuss the latest information on the state of education in Tennessee. Read MoreJan 4, 2007
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Trio of African-American women leaders kick off Vanderbilt University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series Jan. 15-23
Constance Rice, Rita Sanders Geier and Cordelia Taylor, three African-American women dedicated to making a difference in their communities, will speak at Vanderbilt University Monday, Jan. 15.Their lectures ñ Taylor's at noon, Geier's at 3:30 p.m. and Rice's at 6:30 p.m. ñ help kick off the university's 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series scheduled Jan. 15-23. This year's series' theme is "Living the Legacy: Inquiries into Inclusion (Who's In and Who's Out)." All series events are free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 4, 2007