Communications And Marketing
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Declaration of Independence Road Show visits Vanderbilt
We Own America, a unique combination of history and hip-hop poetry aimed at promoting the involvement of an informed, passionate citizenry to help shape the fate of America, will be presented at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 15, 2002
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Guggenheims Donald Saff to explore arts collaborative process in Vanderbilt address
Donald Saff, director of Saff Tech Arts and senior curator of prints and drawings at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, will explore the collaborative process through which art is created on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 14, 2002
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More than 5,700 Middle Tennessee jobs result from Vanderbilt R&D
Research and development activities at Vanderbilt University are responsible for more than 5,700 jobs in Middle Tennessee. Read MoreNov 12, 2002
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Owen School names new head of corporate relations
Jim Bradford, clinical faculty member and former president and chief executive officer of United Glass Corporation, has been named associate dean for corporate relations at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreNov 11, 2002
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Vanderbilt Child Care to celebrate expansion on Edgehill
A $1.9 million expansion and renovation of one of Vanderbilts two child care centers will significantly increase the number of children who can receive early childhood education and care on campus, helping to meet an employee-identified priority. Read MoreNov 8, 2002
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Vanderbilt University professor elected to National Academy of Education
Vanderbilt University education professor Paul Cobb has been honored for his work focusing on core mathematical concepts for grades K-3 and middle school grades with election to the prestigious National Academy of Education. Read MoreNov 7, 2002
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Ben Stein will share insight in Vanderbilt address
Members of the Vanderbilt community will have the chance to Win Ben Steins Insight when the popular game show host and commentator comes to Vanderbilt Universitys Langford Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. Read MoreNov 7, 2002
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Vanderbilt investing more than $100 million in transinstitutional research
Vanderbilt University is investing more than $100 million of its own money to create a series of interdisciplinary research centers designed to propel its faculty members into the forefront of a number of selected research frontiers. Read MoreNov 7, 2002
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Vanderbilt study ties public perception of auditor reputation to companies market value
A comprehensive Vanderbilt University study in the wake of the breaking Enron scandal puts a $37.1 million pricetag on the loss of consumer confidence in companies audited by Arthur Andersen, tied directly to their choice of auditors. Read MoreNov 5, 2002
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Rising punitive damages and need for reform the subject of panel discussion at Vanderbilt Law School
The $28 billion in punitive damages awarded to a smoker by a California jury earlier this month will be among the controversial and escalating awards addressed in a panel discussion on Punitive Damages: Present and Future at the Vanderbilt University Law School on Nov. 6. Read MoreOct 31, 2002
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U.S. families willing to open wallets wider to reduce crime, Owen School study shows
Given the chance, Americas households would spend more of their own money to reduce serious crimessuch as burglary, sexual assault and armed robberyin their neighborhoods. Read MoreOct 30, 2002
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Kevin Myatt named chief human resource officer at Vanderbilt
Kevin A. Myatt has been named chief human resource officer at Vanderbilt University effective Jan.1, 2003, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Chief Financial Officer Lauren J. Brisky announced today. Read MoreOct 29, 2002
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American race relations the subject of debate at Vanderbilt
Activists on two sides of the racial divide will come together at Vanderbilt University Law School on Nov. 5 to debate the future of American race relations. Read MoreOct 28, 2002
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Psychologist Carol Gilligan to give Lecture on Great Teaching at Vanderbilt
Acclaimed social psychologist and New York University professor Carol Gilligan will discuss Teaching and Learning in a Different Voice on Monday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. in Ingram Hall at Vanderbilts Blair School of Music. Read MoreOct 25, 2002
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James Lawson to receive lifetime achievement award from Vanderbilt Black Alumni
James M. Lawson, a Vanderbilt University Divinity School alumnus who led the sit-ins at Nashvilles segregated lunch counters and had a profound effect on Vanderbilts national identity, is the recipient of the 2002 Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus Award. Read MoreOct 23, 2002
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What does the Bible say about responsibilities for the environment?
A biblical perspective on environmental stewardship will be presented at a lunch-time seminar featuring Vanderbilt Divinity Schools Douglas Meeks, Cal Turner Chancellors Professor of Wesleyan Studies, Nov. 4, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Scarritt Bennett Centers Ogborn House. Read MoreOct 22, 2002
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TVAs emerging leaders start classes at the Owen School
This month, emerging leaders from across the Tennessee Valley Authority began a nine-month customized business curriculum on 21st century leadership concepts and principles at Vanderbilts Owen Graduate School of Management. The program is designed to prepare them for greater leadership responsibilities within the corporation. Read MoreOct 17, 2002
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Launching the Venture the focus of entrepreneurship conference
Learn how to launch a venture, build it to profitability and take it public or sell it for the right price at Vanderbilts Owen Graduate School of Management Entrepreneurship Centers annual conference on Oct. 25. Read MoreOct 16, 2002
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New high school text on Holocaust first to examine genocide around the world
Ask any history teacher about the challenge of making decades-old events relevant to todays students, and youre likely to get an earful. If the events are those that made up the Holocaust of the 1940s, the challenge is even more daunting. Read MoreOct 16, 2002
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Effect of race on wealth the subject of interdisciplinary, multi-institutional research circle
Faculty members from Vanderbilt University, Fisk University, Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University have joined together to form a research circle on Race and Wealth Disparity in 21st Century America. The products of the two-year collaborative program will include a public lecture series, the first set for Nov. 7, and a set of edited teaching materials on how various disciplines look at race and wealth disparity in the United States. Read MoreOct 15, 2002