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Video: "The Irresistible Revolution and Jesus for President"
Watch video of a Sept. 30 talk by Shane Claiborne, the author of "The Irresistible Revolution and Jesus for President." Read MoreOct 1, 2008
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Video: "Minorities, Multiculturalism and the Presidency of George W. Bush"
Watch video of Gary Gerstle, the first James G. Stahlman Professor of American History at Vanderbilt University, delivering his inaugural lecture Sept. 25 on “Minorities, Multiculturalism and the Presidency of George W. Bush.” Read MoreSep 29, 2008
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Video: "How to Be a Mexican"
Watch video of a talk by by noted Latin American writer and journalist Alma Guillermoprieto. Read MoreSep 23, 2008
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Video: "Gender and Hillary Clinton’s Campaign: The Good, the Bad, and the Misogynic"
Watch video of a Sept. 22 talk by Susan J. Carroll, professor of political science at Rutgers University. Read MoreSep 23, 2008
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VUCast: News from Vanderbilt’s news network for week of Sept. 20 (6:01)
What do country singer Kathy Mattea, professors Alice Randall and Cecelia Tichi along with some Vanderbilt students have in common? Warning, warning…It's all in our latest VUCast. Read MoreSep 19, 2008
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Video: Google shows Vanderbilt its newest applications
Watch video from Google\'s presentation on its latest applications. The Google Bus stopped at Vanderbilt\'s campus Sept. 18 to demonstrate Google Apps for education, meet students, offer giveaways and more. Read MoreSep 18, 2008
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Video: "The Work of Teaching and the Challenge for Teacher Education"
Watch video of University of Michigan School of Education Dean Deborah Ball speaking about the need for more practical classroom experience in the curriculum of collegiate education programs across the country. Read MoreSep 18, 2008
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Vanderbilt professor: U.S. presidency is too powerful
"The president-as-superhero myth promised all the democracy with none of the work," writes Dana Nelson in her new book, Bad for Democracy: How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People. Read MoreSep 9, 2008
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Video: NEH Chairman Bruce Cole speaks about "The State of the Humanities"
Bruce Cole, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, spoke about "The State of the Humanities" at Vanderbilt University, on Friday, Sept. 5. Read MoreSep 8, 2008
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VUCast: News from Vanderbilt’s news network for week of Sept. 14 (5:16)
Learn secrets of the Saddam Hussein trial and see how more than a thousand students made Vandy history. Read MoreSep 5, 2008
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VUCast: News from Vanderbilt’s news network for the week of Sept. 7 (5:03)
Learn secrets of the Saddam Hussein trial and see how more than a thousand students made Vandy history. Read MoreSep 5, 2008
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Vanderbilt law professor gives dramatic inside look into the trial of Saddam Hussein
Vanderbilt law professor Mike Newton played a pivotal role in the creation of the Iraqi Special Tribunal that tried Saddam Hussein. In a new book titled “Enemy of the State,” Newton and his co-author Michael Scharf give a historic recounting of the Saddam trial with a behind-the-scenes look inside the drama and tragedy surrounding it. Read MoreSep 4, 2008
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Video: Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box:The Philosophical Significance of Evil
Watch video of the Sept. 3 Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box with Associate Professor of Philosophy Jeffrey Tlumak. Read MoreSep 4, 2008
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VUCast: It’s move-in, move-in
Watch history in the making as the Class of 2012 move-in and become the first students to experience living and learning at The Commons. Read MoreAug 29, 2008
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A Founders Walk welcome
They walk past our founder Cornelius Vanderbilt as faculty, students and staff cheer. Watch Founders Walk, a Vanderbilt tradition for first-year and transfer students. Read MoreAug 29, 2008
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Video: Fall Faculty Assembly
Watch video of the Aug. 26 Fall Faculty Assembly, which took place in the Student Life Center Commodore Ballroom. Read MoreAug 27, 2008
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Campaign expert and political scientist John Geer speaks to students in the run-up to the Nov. presidential election
Distinguished Professor of Political Science John Geer speaks on the dynamic relationship of teaching and learning at Vanderbilt, through the lens of his perspective on Election 2008. Read MoreAug 25, 2008
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Convocation Ceremony for the Class of 2012 (41:05)
First-year students and their families attend the Convocation ceremony Aug. 19 celebrating the historical Class of 2012 and The Commons. Read MoreAug 20, 2008
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Calculators okay in math class, if students know the facts first
Calculators are useful tools in elementary mathematics classes, if students already have some basic skills, new research has found. The findings shed light on the debate about whether and when calculators should be used in the classroom. Read MoreAug 19, 2008
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VUCast: News from Vanderbilt’s news network for the week of Aug. 10
Is the presidency good for our country? And, it's countdown to The Commons experience for first-year students. That's in our 'summer is over' VUCast for the week of Aug. 10. Read MoreAug 8, 2008