Cal Turner Program For Moral Leadership In The Professions
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Joseph C. Hough Jr., Vanderbilt Divinity School dean in the 1990s, has died
Joseph C. Hough Jr., who led the Vanderbilt Divinity School from 1990 to 1999, died May 15 in Claremont, California, after a long illness. He was 89. Read MoreJun 6, 2023
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Class of 2023: Justin Brooks dedicates legal career to expanding justice for all
Class of 2023: See how Justin Brooks is on a mission of compassion, using his growing legal expertise to aid and empower victims of domestic violence and the economically disadvantaged. Read MoreApr 4, 2023
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The Front Lines of Forgiveness: Death row classroom experience challenges assumptions about mercy, justice
In two unique courses offered by the Divinity School, students explore issues around incarceration and punishment alongside 14 death row inmates at Tennessee’s Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Read MoreJun 23, 2022
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Lifelong Learning at Vanderbilt Divinity School to enhance public conversation on religion
Lifelong Learning at Vanderbilt Divinity School, a new curricular-based program open to the community, aims to expand the public discussion surrounding religious issues. Read MoreNov 15, 2021
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STEM faculty to share insights at April 2 discussion on ‘Teaching and Race’
Faculty and instructors seeking to broaden their understanding of best practices to close racial and other systemic performance and persistence gaps in the classroom are invited to “Promoting Persistence in STEM,” a discussion hosted by the Center for Teaching, on Friday, April 2, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. CT. Read MoreMar 29, 2021
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Hinton, unlawfully imprisoned for 30 years, to speak at Vanderbilt Feb. 19
Author and prison reform advocate Anthony Ray Hinton, who spent 30 years on death row in Alabama as an innocent man, will speak at Vanderbilt on Feb. 19. Read MoreFeb 5, 2019
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VU Divinity School named a Seminary that Changes the World
Vanderbilt Divinity School is among a select group of seminaries and divinity schools named a Seminary that Changes the World for 2017-18 by The Center for Faith and Service. Read MoreNov 1, 2017
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Women’s Center Work-Life Workshops: ‘Developing Moral Leadership’ Nov. 16
Kat Baker, associate director of Vanderbilt's Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions, will be featured in the next installment of the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center's Work-Life Workshops. Baker will discuss "Developing Moral Leadership" on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Read MoreNov 10, 2016
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Divinity School makes list of ‘Seminaries that Change the World’
Vanderbilt Divinity School is included on a short list of "Seminaries that Change the World" for its programs and opportunities for students to engage in social justice and service work. Read MoreSep 16, 2016
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Ties between Nashville art and activism subject of conference
Artists and social justice activists will come together at Vanderbilt Divinity School for an April 22–23 public conference to consider best practices and performances to create equitable change in Nashville. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Vanderbilt to host Thomas Merton Centenary Celebration
Thomas Merton's legacy as an influential Catholic author, artist and advocate for peace and civil rights will be celebrated at Vanderbilt the first week of December with events that include jazz and poetry performances. Read MoreNov 13, 2015
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Noted prison reform experts to share insights at Turner conference
"Re-Visioning Justice in America," an April 17-19 public conference on prison reform sponsored by Vanderbilt Divinity School's Cal Turner Program, will feature keynote talks by Michelle Alexander, Bryan Stevenson and Howard Zehr. Read MoreMar 11, 2015
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Focus is on creative process at VU immigration reform symposium
"Art, Advocacy and Action," a symposium on immigration reform, will be co-presented by Vanderbilt University Divinity School and the Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions Feb. 20-21. Read MoreFeb 14, 2014
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Cal Turner Program Lecture: Canon Andrew White
Cal Turner Program Lecture: Canon Andrew White… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Roger Thurow “The Last Hunger Season”
Roger Thurow, whose reporting on famine in Africa has received international accolades, spoke at Vanderbilt University Divinity School Sept. 18. Thurow’s talk is part of the Cal Turner Program Lecture Series. Thurow is a senior fellow for global agriculture and food policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, which… Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Global hunger activist and expert to speak at Vanderbilt
Roger Thurow, whose reporting on famine in Africa has received international accolades, will speak at the Divinity School as part of the Cal Turner Lecture Series Sept. 18. Read MoreSep 16, 2013
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‘Vicar of Baghdad’ to speak at VU on extraordinary ministry
Canon Andrew White, pastor of one of the largest churches in Iraq, will discuss "Faith and Leadership Under Fire in the Middle East" Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt University Divinity School as part of the Cal Turner Program Lecture Series. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Cal Turner Fellows laid groundwork on Nashville housing fund
A group of Cal Turner Fellows who brought renewed attention through a two-year research project to Nashville's dire need for more affordable housing help lay the foundation for Mayor Karl Dean’s recent announcement on a housing trust fund. Read MoreJun 10, 2013
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Critical election issues focus of Cal Turner Program event
Key issues at the intersection of religion and American society – including health care, taxation and immigration – will be explored March 29 during “Religion and Politics 2012,” a symposium sponsored by the Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership. Read MoreMar 23, 2012
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Affordable housing panel explores idea of housing trust fund
Moderator Claire Smrekar (far left) introduces panelists (l-r) Janet Rosenberg, Mick Nelson and Mary Brooks at an event discussing Nashville's affordable housing needs Jan. 17 at Vanderbilt Law School. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) More than 100 people attended a Jan. 17 panel discussion at Vanderbilt Law School designed to… Read MoreJan 18, 2012