Digital Strategies
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Vanderbilt Libraries to host ‘Cultural Heritage in the Age of Big Data’ symposium June 1
Vanderbilt University Libraries' annual cultural heritage symposium June 1 will explore the ethical dimensions of digital scholarship. Read MoreMay 3, 2018
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iSeminar offers personal view of Nashville history, changes as part of deep dive into cities
Steve Turner (BA‘69) was a student of cities long before Nashville became a hip place to visit as well as live. Read MoreMar 16, 2018
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Commencement #VU2017 by the numbers
Nearly 4,000 graduates from 76 countries are being awarded 36 different degrees during Vanderbilt's 2017 Commencement on Friday, May 12. Read MoreMay 3, 2017
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Scholarship in the Public Square: A Conversation with The Atlantic’s Yoni Appelbaum
Yoni Appelbaum earned his Ph.D. in U.S. history and taught at Harvard before becoming Senior Editor at The Atlantic, where he oversees the politics section. In this conversation with fellow historian Heath W. Carter he discussed his journey to The Atlantic and the role of the public intellectual in today’s… Read MoreFeb 7, 2017
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Class of 2019: By the numbers
Vanderbilt's first-year students are an impressive group. Get to know the Class of 2019 by the numbers. Read MoreOct 19, 2015
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InsideOut of the Lunchbox – Exploration of Burden of Jusitce: 1863
Watch video of the most recent presentation in the InsideOut of the Lunch Box series An Exploration of Burden of Justice: 1863 which took place on October 16. Some 10,500 armed conflicts occurred during the Civil War, ranging from battles to minor skirmishes. Burden of Justice: 1863 tells the… Read MoreOct 16, 2014
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Class of 2018: By the numbers
Students entering Vanderbilt in fall 2014 were selected from the largest, most academically prepared and diverse pool of applicants in the university's history. Learn more about what makes the Class of 2018 stand out. Read MoreOct 9, 2014
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‘Smartphone Photography: Beyond the Basics’ Sept. 24
Vanderbilt's photography director will share ways to turn your smartphone snaps into works of art at the next session of DigitalVU, Sept. 24 in Flynn Auditorium. Read MoreSep 5, 2014
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Cal Turner Program Lecture: Canon Andrew White
Cal Turner Program Lecture: Canon Andrew White… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Globalization and Diaspora
Moderator Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History, Yale University; Director of the Warren Center 1993-1997 Deborah Cohn, Spanish, Indiana University; Warren Center Fellow 2000-2001 Nihad Farooq, English, Georgia Tech University; Warren Center Fellow 2013-2013 Sharryn Kasmir, Anthropology, Hofstra University; Warren Center Fellow 1998-1999 Jemima… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Media and Technology
Moderator Helmut W. Smith, Martha Rivers Ingram Professor of History and Professor of European Studies; Director of the Warren Center, 2005-2008 Leo Coleman, Comparative Studies, Ohio State University; Warren Center Fellow 2011-2012 Cara Finnegan, Communication Studies, University of Illinois; Warren Center Fellow 2006-2007 Richard Grusin, English, University… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Gender, Sexuality and Race
Moderator Charles E. Scott, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus; Director of the Warren Center, 1987-1993 Jean Feerick, English, John Carroll University; Warren Center Fellow, 2005-2006 Gilbert Herdt, Sexuality Studies, San Francisco State University; Warren Center Fellow 1997-1998 Richard King, History, University of Nottingham; Warren Center Fellow 2001-2002… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Theory and Culture
Moderator Edward H. Friedman, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Spanish and Professor of Comparative Literature; Director of the Warren Center, 2008-present Susan Hegeman, English, University of Florida;, Warren Center Fellow 1996-1997 Anne Morey, English, Texas A&M University, Warren Center Fellow 2010-2011 Arkady Plotinsky, English, Purdue University; Warren… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Your City: Nashville’s Stories
The Vanderbilt University Speakers Committee presents “Your City: Nashville’s Stories” on Monday, Sept. 23. The event includes brief addresses by Vanderbilt University Medical Center physician Reid Thompson, celebrated local chef Arnold Myint, Contributor founding executive director Tasha A. French Lemley, and Roy Wooten, better known by the stage name Future… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Perspectives on Election 2012
Authors Dan Balz, Lynn Vavreck and John Sides discuss the 2012 presidential election with David Lauter of the Los Angeles Times and John Seignethaler of the First Amendment Center. The “Perspectives on Election 2012” event was held Sept. 24, 2013, at the First Amendment Center on the Vanderbilt campus.To learn… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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A look at “The Importance of Being Earnest”
Watch video of the most recent presentation in the InsideOut of the Lunch Box series — The Importance of Being Earnest — which took place on September 26. Dazzling wordplay, comic invention, sparkling dialogue, improbable plot twists, mistaken identities, and a sprinkling of romance–The Importance of Being Earnest has it… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Roger Thurow “The Last Hunger Season”
Roger Thurow, whose reporting on famine in Africa has received international accolades, spoke at Vanderbilt University Divinity School Sept. 18. Thurow’s talk is part of the Cal Turner Program Lecture Series. Thurow is a senior fellow for global agriculture and food policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, which… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Community Breakfast with Dean Emilie Townes
Watch the Vanderbilt Divinity School Community Breakfast with Dean Emilie Townes, filmed September 24, 2013. To learn more about Vanderbilt, visit http://www.vanderbilt.edu. Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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“Radical Chaplaincy: Exploring Alternate Forms of Chaplaincy on the Streets of Nashville and Beyond”
Watch video of two Vanderbilt Divinity School students reflecting on their experiences within the Occupy Nashville movement and their research on the growing need for street pastoral care in “Radical Chaplaincy: Exploring Alternate Forms of Chaplaincy on the Streets of Nashville and Beyond”. Lindsey Krinks and Darria Hudson discussed street chaplaincy,… Read MoreNov 6, 2012
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Our favorite tweets of the week, Sept. 8-14
[Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Sep 14 2012 12:13:07Peoplefluent attended the Vanderbilt Industry Career Day this week and discovered a lot of great talent! @VanderbiltU #collegerecruitingGabriella AngiolilloVanderbilt for the weekend #gocommodores #firsttweetNick IzzardWhen you sister gets a information packet in the mail from Vanderbilt.. And she's a… Read MoreSep 14, 2012