History’s detective: Jane Landers and her team rescue enslaved Africans’ stories from oblivion
The global trafficking of Africans was started by Portuguese traders in 1441, and by the time it was done in the early 1900s, nearly 30 million people had been trafficked or born into slavery in what we now know as the United States, according to Vanderbilt professor and historian Jane Landers. Their stories have been lost to history—until now. Landers has made it her life’s work to uncover and share them with the world.Read More
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WATCH: Class of 2025 students are carving bold paths for the future
Vanderbilt fosters a community where students are inspired to lead, innovate and learn skills to direct their own unique paths and make a real difference in the world. Discover the stories of three remarkable students from the Class of 2025 who are shaping a better tomorrow through their work on national security, business and improving health care.Read More
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Print Potential: The Sullivan Collection expands more than 100 years later
Because of a provision in a gift agreement to the Brooklyn Museum of Art made by philanthropist collectors George H. Sullivan and his mother, Mary Mildred Sullivan, in the early 20th century, nearly 3,400 prints are being added to Vanderbilt’s art collection after Brooklyn removed them from their collection in 2007. As they are researched and cataloged, these new works are initiating creative teaching, learning and exhibits with departments and colleges on campus and across Nashville.Read More
On April 11, over 600 participants (some three months old) at the Acorn School paraded around Magnolia Lawn. This was one of hundreds of activities taking place across the nation for the annual event Week of the Young Child, a celebration of young children and early learning meant to shine a spotlight on the importance of childcare to working parents.
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