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Listen: Owen professor says no ethical breach when companies “poach”
Mar. 26, 2010—A professor at the Owen Graduate School of Management believes that the practice of "poaching" other companies' employees should be accepted or even encouraged in the business world. Tim Gardner is the co-author of the paper "The Ethics of Lateral Hiring," which is being published in Business Ethics Quarterly.
Listen: Stand Up Jamrock Generation
Mar. 18, 2010—Listen to a lecture about reggae music and Rastafarian theology.
Listen: Osher Lifelong Learning spring term set
Mar. 11, 2010—The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt offers spring classes for the community beginning March 15. The non-credit classes are geared toward older adults who want lectures and discussions in a relaxed and informal environment.
Listen: free acclaimed international film series continues at Sarratt
Feb. 22, 2010—International Lens, which uses film screenings as a forum to promote conversation in the diverse community of Vanderbilt and Nashville, is in its fifth semester on campus. All screenings are free and open to the public. International Lens has been named the best film series in Nashville by Nashville Scene film critic Jim Ridley.
Listen: Vanderbilt Twain exhibit pays tribute to popular American author
Feb. 10, 2010—Vanderbilt University Libraries are remembering one of America's most beloved writers with the exhibit "Mark Twain: An American Original," now on display in Special Collections.
Listen: Professor‘s year in Baghdad leads to unique course about the war in Iraq
Jan. 27, 2010—Last fall Vanderbilt students had the rare opportunity in an interdisciplinary class called "The War in Iraq" to take an in-depth look at the facts on the ground in Iraq between 2003 and the present. Humanities 161 was co-taught by political scientist Katherine Carroll and Mike Newton, professor of the practice of law.
Listen: Professor’s year in Baghdad leads to unique course about the war in Iraq
Jan. 27, 2010—Last fall Vanderbilt students had the rare opportunity in an interdisciplinary class called "The War in Iraq" to take an in-depth look at the facts on the ground in Iraq between 2003 and the present. Humanities 161 was co-taught by political scientist Katherine Carroll and Mike Newton, professor of the practice of law.
Listen: Grading the Obama presidency
Jan. 15, 2010—January 20 marks the one-year anniversary of Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th president of the United States. Political scientists John Geer and David Lewis agree that it's too soon to judge how Obama will fare in comparison to previous presidents but they can discuss how his transition, political appointments and other aspects of his administration are progressing so far.
Listen: Commodore basketball fans requested to recycle
Jan. 7, 2010—The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office and Vanderbilt Athletics have teamed up to launch a recycling program for all the remaining Vanderbilt men's and women's basketball games for the 2010 season.
Listen: Read the Bills!
Jan. 4, 2010—Vanderbilt Centennial Professor of Philosophy John Lachs has proposed that legislators be tested on their specific knowledge of bills under consideration in Congress. Lachs is dismayed that several national lawmakers have admitted recently to not reading the material on which they are voting.
Listen: How voters view authority speaks volumes about political views
Dec. 9, 2009—Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics, co-authored by Vanderbilt political scientist Marc Hetherington, focuses on the reasons behind the political realignment of the past several decades. More liberals are voting for Democrats and more conservatives are choosing GOP candidates, Hetherington said.
Listen: Mentor TennisSee connects tennis to life skills for at-risk youth
Dec. 8, 2009—Nashville inner-city youth are learning the lessons of tennis as well as life thanks to an after-school program founded by Vanderbilt University senior Jeff Berry. He is president of Mentor TennisSee, which brings at-risk children to the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Tennis Center three times a week. In addition to learning how to play tennis, the youngsters receive free academic tutoring from Vanderbilt students. Mentor TennisSee also uses the First Serve Life Skills program as part of its instruction.