Hanan Ashrawi, a spokesperson for the Arab League, will discuss the likelihood and legitimacy of a Palestinian state when she addresses the Vanderbilt community on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. The event is open to the public. Read More
Randy Smith, who has headed Vanderbilt’s regional fund-raising efforts for the past three years, will become the University’s associate vice chancellor for alumni relations Dec. 2. Read More
“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 More
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 More
Research and development activities at Vanderbilt University are responsible for more than 5,700 jobs in Middle Tennessee. Read More
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 More
A $1.9 million expansion and renovation of one of Vanderbilt’s 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 More
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 More
Members of the Vanderbilt community will have the chance to “Win Ben Stein’s Insight” when the popular game show host and commentator comes to Vanderbilt University’s Langford Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. Read More
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 More
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 More
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 More
Given the chance, America’s households would spend more of their own money to reduce serious crimes—such as burglary, sexual assault and armed robbery—in their neighborhoods. Read More
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 More
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 More
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 Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music. Read More
James M. Lawson, a Vanderbilt University Divinity School alumnus who led the sit-ins at Nashville’s segregated lunch counters and had a profound effect on Vanderbilt’s national identity, is the recipient of the 2002 Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus Award. Read More
A biblical perspective on environmental stewardship will be presented at a lunch-time seminar featuring Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Douglas Meeks, Cal Turner Chancellor’s Professor of Wesleyan Studies, Nov. 4, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Scarritt Bennett Center’s Ogborn House. Read More
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 Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. The program is designed to prepare them for greater leadership responsibilities within the corporation. Read More
Learn how to launch a venture, build it to profitability and take it public or sell it for the right price at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management Entrepreneurship Center‘s annual conference on Oct. 25. Read More