Edward Fischer
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards $1M grant to Vanderbilt anthropologists studying cultural factors in health inequalities
With colleagues from Meharry Medical College, Tuskegee University and the World Health Organization, T.S. Harvey and Ted Fischer will examine the manifold contributions of the cultural context of health to emerging and persistent health inequalities. Read MoreOct 9, 2023
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Lab-to-Table Conversation: ‘Coffee: Where Science Meets Sips’ on Sept. 27
Join “Coffee: Where Science Meets Sips” in the next Lab-to-Table Conversation on Sept. 27. Read MoreSep 13, 2023
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Play commissioned by Vanderbilt helps kids grapple with complexities of immigration
Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American Studies and the Nashville Children’s Theatre co-commissioned a children’s play based on Julia Alvarez’s award winning book "Return to Sender." The Nashville Children’s Theatre hosted the play’s world premiere in October. Read MoreDec 2, 2019
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Celebration honors new holders of endowed chairs at Vanderbilt
Ten Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored Tuesday during a celebration at the Student Life Center. Their academic achievements range from imaginative scholarship on economics and development to groundbreaking discoveries about the role of DNA in memory formation. Read MoreMar 2, 2017
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Class of 2016: Eunice Jun uses design to communicate visually and virtually
Like many little girls, Eunice Jun was a ballerina growing up. But by the time the Los Angeles native arrived at Vanderbilt four years ago, she had traded in her toe shoes to cultivate twin interests in graphic design and technology, pursuing double majors in cognitive studies at Peabody College and computer science at the School of Engineering. Read MoreApr 20, 2016
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Vanderbilt malnutrition project opens mass-production facility in Guatemala
Years of interdisciplinary research by Ted Fischer, professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Latin American Studies, and more than a dozen Vanderbilt students from across the university went into the development of Mani+. Read MoreOct 5, 2015
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What is the good life?
Looking at similarities between different cultures can tell us a lot about what "the good life" means for everyone, says anthropologist Ted Fischer. Read MoreDec 29, 2014
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New undergraduate and faculty research collaborations inspire, inform
The Littlejohn Family Undergraduate Research Program enables Arts and Science undergraduates to conduct original research alongside faculty fellows. Read MoreApr 29, 2014
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Significant Mexican capital investment in Tennessee, VU study shows
A recent study by Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American Studies suggests that a key to bringing more jobs to Tennessee might lie in recruiting investment from emerging markets such as Mexico. Read MoreNov 16, 2011
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Edward Fischer: Cash on the Table: Anthropology Meets Economics
Watch video of Edward Fischer, professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Latin American Studies, speaking at the Commencement 2011 Faculty Seminars. Professor Fischer has an impressive list of scholarly articles and has written or edited seven books, including Cultural Logics and Global Economies: Maya Identity in Thought and… Read MoreMay 17, 2011
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Video: “Immigration in a Time of Economic Crisis: Downturns and Returns in US/Mexico Relations”
The Vanderbilt Center for Latin American Studies, ConexiónAméricas and the Woodrow Wilson Center Mexico Institute presented this Sept. 7, 2010, roundtable discussion of the effects of recent economic downturn on Mexican immigration to the U.S. The panel brought together leading experts to analyze the interrelation of immigration, economic crisis, and… Read MoreSep 23, 2010
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Immigration in a time of crisis focus of Vanderbilt roundtable discussion
Mexican immigration to the United States and the effects of the economic crisis and increased border security on U.S.-Mexico relations will be the subject of a Sept. 7 roundtable discussion at the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Conexión Américas and… Read MoreSep 3, 2010
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Vanderbilt Center for Latin American Studies receives $2 million federal grant
Vanderbilt University’s Center for Latin American Studies will expand its collaborations in Tennessee and beyond through world-class research, teaching and community service – thanks to a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Read MoreSep 2, 2010