Cuba
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‘Se acabó … : Responding to the Political Repression in Cuba’ is Aug. 26
Join the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies (CLACX) for a timely panel discussion focused on the current political and social unrest in Cuba. The event will be held on Thursday, Aug. 26, beginning at 2:10 p.m. in the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Auditorium. Read MoreAug 22, 2021
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‘Visionary Aponte: Art and Black Freedom’ opens at Cohen Hall
An exhibition bringing together 20 artists to interpret an extraordinary but lost "Book of Paintings" created by Afro-Cuban activist José Aponte opens Thursday at the Fine Arts Gallery. Read MoreJan 7, 2020
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Campos-Pons strengthens Vanderbilt-Cuban cultural ties through art exhibition
A longtime dream has come true for Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, who is connecting Nashville to her Cuban hometown through a satellite art exhibition under the auspices of the Havana Biennial. Read MoreApr 22, 2019
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Amanda Farnsworth, BS’81, MS’83: Historic flight
In August 2016, Farnsworth grabbed headlines by piloting her fixed-wing, single-engine Cirrus SR22T to Cuba, a feat made possible by the diplomatic thaw underway between the U.S. and the communist nation. Read MoreSep 7, 2017
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Register now for Osher 2017 winter classes at Vanderbilt
The diverse classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt for winter 2017 include a look behind the scenes of 'Romeo and Juliet,' Perry Wallace's inspiring story, and steel drum band. Read MoreNov 21, 2016
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Dan Whittle, BA’84: Cuban Preservation
Since 2000, Dan Whittle, a senior attorney for the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, has been working to preserve Cuba’s natural resources, including pristine coral reefs and mangrove forests that form a thriving marine habitat. Read MoreMay 12, 2016
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Race to preserve slavery-era records to be discussed at VU conference
Scholars interested in saving fast-disappearing slave records with digital archiving will gather at Vanderbilt's Jean and Alexander Heard Library Oct. 15-17 to compare notes. Read MoreOct 13, 2015
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U.S.-Cuban relations topic of Williamson County Library talk
The history of U.S.-Cuban relations will be the focus of Frank Robinson's talk at the Williamson County Public Library Sept. 25. Read MoreSep 22, 2015
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Artist Coco Fusco speaks on performance and politics in Cuba Sept. 22
Interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco will introduce her forthcoming book, "Dangerous Moves: Politics and Performance in Cuba, on Tuesday," Sept. 22, at 4:10 p.m. at Vanderbilt's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read MoreSep 16, 2015
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Courses on Vietnam, Woody Allen films part of fall MLAS curriculum
An open house for Vanderbilt's master’s degree program for working adults is set for Aug. 11 on campus. Read MoreAug 5, 2015
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Vanderbilt student-athletes visit Cuba
A group of Vanderbilt student-athletes and administrators, including Athletics Director David Williams, have teamed with Nashville-based Soles4Souls for a seven-day international service trip to Cuba -- just as the United States is enjoying full embassy status in Havana for the first time in decades. Read MoreJul 21, 2015
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Op-ed: Cuba: notes from a frequent visitor
Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, says that the breakthrough in U.S.-Cuban relations is long overdue, but Cuba must still address its profound social problems. Read MoreDec 22, 2014
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Vanderbilt expert: U.S. normalization of relations with Cuba ‘hugely important, long overdue’
The breakthrough in Cuban-United States relations is important and overdue, says historian Jane Landers of Vanderbilt. Read MoreDec 18, 2014