Ask any history teacher about the challenge of making decades-old events relevant to today’s students, and you’re 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 More
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 More
Today, it seems as if all the devices we use are becoming “smart.” Read More
Edcouch-Elsa – a documentary film that shows how a dedicated teacher’s challenge to his students opened the doors from a South Texas border town to Ivy League colleges – will be shown at Vanderbilt University Sunday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. in the Law School’s Flynn Auditorium. Read More
Bill Ivey, Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Vanderbilt and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), has been named program facilitator for the executive education program Leadership Music. Read More
Students in more than 30 Metro Schools will be linked to a variety of community and Vanderbilt leaders through a series of interactive videoconferences hosted by the Vanderbilt Virtual School. “We are focusing on the themes of authors, democracy and careers as we strive to make the videoconferences educational and engaging for these K-12 students,” said Jan Zanetis, director of the Vanderbilt Virtual School. Read More
Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and author of the acclaimed autobiography An Unquiet Mind, will discuss “A Life in Moods: Personal and Professional Perspectives on Mental Illness” on Thursday, Oct. 17, at Vanderbilt. The lecture begins at 4:15 p.m. in Room 103 of Wilson Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Read More
Artur Davis, a Birmingham attorney who ousted a veteran congressman in a race that received national attention because of its connection to Middle Eastern politics, will speak at 4:10 p.m. Oct. 16 at Vanderbilt University on “Reviving the Democratic Party in the South: A Progressive Strategy.” Davis’ talk, which is free and open to the public, will be in Wilson Hall, Room 126. A reception will follow. Read More
Lawrence Krauss, professor of physics and astronomy at Case Western Reserve University, will discuss “Nonsense, Non-Science and Science: From Aliens to Creationism” on Monday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m. in Turner Hall at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music. The event is free and open to the public. A reception with Krauss precedes the lecture at 5 p.m. Read More
Teachers and community volunteers will visit the homes of North Nashville fifth- and ninth-graders from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 12, to encourage them to join Imagine College, formerly Project GRAD Nashville. Read More
The mosquito Anopheles gambiae is something of a gourmet. It feeds almost exclusively on human blood. Its preference for humans and its ability to seek them out, in fact, are what makes the tiny insect such a deadly “vector” for the spread of malaria, a disease that causes millions of deaths annually. Read More
The West Nile virus is here to stay, but there is no reason for panic. Read More
Former Vice President Al Gore and Tipper Gore will moderate Family Re-Union 11, an annual conference that addresses major concerns affecting families and children, at Vanderbilt University on Oct. 21. Read More
Vanderbilt Hillel, a program of the Jewish Federation of Nashville, will celebrate the opening of the new Schulman Center for Jewish Life with multiple events Oct. 4-12 and a dedication ceremony Oct. 13. Read More
Brothers of the Academy (BOTA), a national organization dedicated to increasing the number of African-American professors in academe, will be joined by its counterpart, Sisters of the Academy (SOTA), to hold a first ever joint symposium at Vanderbilt University Oct. 11 to look at the challenges faced by African-American scholars. Read More
Vanderbilt University Theatre presents an 18th century Jewish parable of greed and broken vows that hits close to home in America today with “A Dybbuk, or Between Two Worlds” in Neely Auditorium Oct. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 at 8 p.m. and one matinee Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. Read More
The events of Sept. 11 give new relevance to the study of the Holocaust, say organizers of Vanderbilt’s 25th annual Holocaust Lecture Series, which is the oldest sustained lecture series at a college or university devoted to the mass effort to exterminate Jews. Read More
Edgar Meyer, Vanderbilt University faculty member and award-winning bassist and composer noted for his innovative blending of musical styles, was named Wednesday as a MacArthur Fellow. Read More
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O’Neill encouraged Vanderbilt students yesterday to challenge economic conventions when appropriate in what he described as a “challenging time.” Read More
During a Sept. 23 discussion at Vanderbilt University Law School, two attorneys who have advised Republicans about campaign finance reform provided sharply contrasting perspectives about a new law scheduled to take effect Nov. 6, the day after the national mid-term elections. Read More