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Early Modern Spanish Theater: Valerie Hegstrom
Watch video of Valerie Hegstrom of Brigham Young University presenting “Tragedy or Comedy?: The Results of Rash Young Love in Lope de Vega’s El caballero de Olmedo and Los Castelvines y Monteses” on April 4 as part of the Early Modern Spanish Theater: Text and Performance Symposium. Read MoreApr 10, 2012
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Early Modern Spanish Theater: José Luis Raymond
Watch video of José Luis Raymond of Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (Madrid) presenting “Del teatro barroco a la escenografía de concepto” on April 3 as part of the Early Modern Spanish Theater: Text and Performance Symposium. Read MoreApr 10, 2012
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Early Modern Spanish Theater: Mar Zubieta
Watch video of Mar Zubieta of Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico” (Madrid) presenting “Texto y representación de los clásicos del Siglo de Oro: Lope de Vega y Cervantes” on April 3 as part of the Early Modern Spanish Theater: Text and Performance Symposium. Read MoreApr 10, 2012
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The Problem of Dueling Experts
Dueling expert witnesses can give inaccurate view of science. Vanderbilt legal scholar Rebecca Haw suggests preemptive strikes against experts to prevent outliers from giving an unsubstantiated perspective of the facts to jurors. … Read MoreApr 6, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Erasing Hate
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: Erasing Hate How country’s biggest stars shine at Vanderbilt Another Vandy team is championship bound! [vucastblurb]… Read MoreApr 6, 2012
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Cokie Roberts: “Insiders’ View of Washington, D.C.”
Watch video of ABC News political analyst and National Public Radio senior news analyst Cokie Roberts presenting “Insiders’ View of Washington, D.C.,” on March 28, at Vanderbilt University’s Langford Auditorium. The event was part of the university’s Project Dialogue series, which is dedicated to creating opportunities for students, staff and faculty to… Read MoreApr 3, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Free Degree
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: How focusing on inner city kids could earn you a free master’s degree Vanderbilt’s ties to a major motion picture Sex for life! [vucastblurb] … Read MoreMar 26, 2012
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Marilyn Friedman: “Can Bad People Live Well?”
Watch video of Vanderbilt University Marilyn Friedman presenting “Can Bad People Live Well?” on March 22. Her presentation was part of The Berry Lectures in Public Philosophy series of talks that aims to make philosophy accessible and relevant for the public. “The Berry Lectures in Public Philosophy provide a wonderful opportunity to reach… Read MoreMar 23, 2012
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Reconsidering a Classic: Walter Rodney’s “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”
Watch video of one presentation that is part of a yearlong series sponsored by Vanderbilt History Seminar devoted to exploring the theme of Rich & Poor across historical space and time. The seminar on March 19, with commentators Pius Adesanmi and Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, focused on Walter Rodney’s influential and much… Read MoreMar 20, 2012
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Protests and Social Change: Civil Rights of the ’60s
Watch video of John Seigenthaler, Founder, First Amendment Center, speaking at the Osher Lifelong Learning class, “Protests and Social Change: Civil Rights of the 60’s”. Today, protests seem to be a way of life. Have you ever wondered if protests really accomplish anything? During the past 150 years, protests have… Read MoreMar 20, 2012
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Apocalypse Now? Modern Maya and Ancient Prophecies
Watch video of Mareike Sattler, senior lecturer, Anthropology Department, and Avery Dickins de Girón, assistant director of the Center for Latin American Studies, speaking at the Osher Lifelong Learning class, “Apocalypse Now? Modern Maya and Ancient Prophecies”. This seminar introduces students to Maya culture from ancient to modern times. Maya people… Read MoreMar 20, 2012
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Threats to Religious Liberty: On Campuses and Across the Nation
Watch video of scholars James F. Blumstein of Vanderbilt, Robert P. George of Princeton University and Michael Paulsen of St. Thomas School of Law discuss the intersection of religious freedom, freedom of conscience, freedom of association and freedom of speech on a range of contemporary issues at a forum March… Read MoreMar 20, 2012
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InsideOut of the Lunch Box: “The Voice”
Watch video of the most recent presentation in the InsideOut of the Lunch Box series – The Voice – which took place on March 15. We all know Music City produces some of the world’s most famous singers. What you may not know is that Music City is also the home… Read MoreMar 20, 2012
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Jeffrey Tlumak: “Do We Have Free Will? Why Does It Matter?”
Watch video of the most recent presentation in the Berry Lectures in Public Philosophy that took place on March 15 with Jeffrey Tlumak, associate professor of philosophy. He discussed “Do We Have Free Will? Why Does It Matter?” “The Berry Lectures in Public Philosophy provide a wonderful opportunity to… Read MoreMar 19, 2012
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Impact Symposium 2012 with Vicente Fox and Bill Richardson
Watch video of Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, and Bill Richardson, a former governor of New Mexico who has served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and as secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, speaking at the 2012 Impact Symposium on March 21. The discussion was… Read MoreMar 19, 2012
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2012 Impact Symposium with Gen. Wesley Clark and Jon Huntsman
Watch video of retired Gen. Wesley Clark and Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor who has served as ambassador to Singapore and China and was a recent contender for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, speaking at the 2012 Impact Symposium that took place on March 20. The discussion was moderated by… Read MoreMar 19, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Free Health Advice
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: See the dramatic changes inside an innovative, fully volunteer, Vanderbilt medical clinic A Vandy professor heads to the White House Go behind the curtain with baseball coach Tim Corbin [vucastblurb]… Read MoreMar 19, 2012
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2012 Impact Symposium with Sen. Lamar Alexander
Watch video of Sen. Lamar Alexander speaking at the 2012 Impact Symposium on March 19. This year’s theme is “Rise of the Rest: What is the Future of American Foreign Policy?” The Vanderbilt University Speakers Committee organizes the annual IMPACT Symposium, which has been a tradition at Vanderbilt since 1964. This… Read MoreMar 16, 2012
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“The Auto Industry Comes to Tennessee” – a panel discussion
Watch video of Sen. Lamar Alexander who joined other key players from the history of Tennessee’s auto industry March 12 for a panel discussion at Vanderbilt University’s Central Library. “The Auto Industry Comes to Tennessee” was co-sponsored by Vanderbilt Libraries and Owen Graduate School of Management. The panel discussion was part… Read MoreMar 14, 2012
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How the Louder Than a Bomb poetry slam changed a Vanderbilt student’s life
An incredibly powerful poetry competition called “Louder than a Bomb” is changing the lives of teens across the country. One of the competition’s most successful poets is now a student at Vanderbilt. He’s also the star of a new critically acclaimed documentary. Meet Nate Marshall. Read MoreMar 12, 2012