buttrick hall

‘Traveling Stanzas: Poets for Science’ exhibit Feb. 3–5

Jan. 22, 2020—The Communication of Science and Technology program will host the Wick Poetry Center’s Traveling Stanzas: Poets for Science exhibit Feb. 3-5 at the Engineering and Science Building atrium/lobby.

New center supports digital exploration in the humanities

Feb. 6, 2017—Vanderbilt's new Center for Digital Humanities in Buttrick Hall will be home to a cohort of faculty and students seeking digital approaches to humanistic scholarship.

Construction projects are transforming campus this summer and beyond

Jul. 26, 2016—Have you noticed an increase of construction workers and equipment as well as detoured roads and walkways as you make your way across campus this summer?

Goldberg Lecturer to examine Islamic gardens as fully sensory environments

Mar. 24, 2016—Historian D. Fairchild Ruggles will deliver two lectures on the Vanderbilt campus related to her expertise on Islamic gardens and landscapes.

Benson Hall, home of the Vanderbilt Department of English. (Vanderbilt University)

Alumni Marshall and Carlson-Wee among Vanderbilt Visiting Writers

Mar. 14, 2016—The Gertrude and Harold Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series will host two alumni who are award-winning poets. Anders Carlson-Wee and Nate Marshall will give public readings the week of March 14-18.

Philosophers honor Lenn Goodman’s research in new book

Apr. 15, 2015—Lenn Goodman, whose philosophical research is being lauded in a book that includes his name in the title, will be honored by academic colleagues at an April 20 public celebration in Buttrick Hall.

Professors affiliated with African American and Diaspora Studies welcomed lecturer Mary Frances Berry (standing in front). They are (l-r) Houston Baker, Tiffany Patterson, Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, Alice Randall and Gilman Whiting. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt)

Callie House Research Center launched with inaugural lecture

Mar. 16, 2015—A celebratory event to launch the Callie House Research Center, housed within African American and Diaspora Studies, featured a lecture by author, historian and public servant Mary Frances Berry.

Construction near Kirkland wrapping up

Jul. 12, 2011—Construction is due to routing power directly to Wilson before the College Halls expansion at Kissam begins.

Distinguished lineup of authors to appear at Vanderbilt this fall

Sep. 2, 2010—A series of free public readings at Vanderbilt University will kick off this fall with a Sept. 16 appearance by Edward Hirsch, poet, a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and President of the Guggenheim Foundation.