Edward Friedman

China’s modernization, “passion and fashion” in 19th-century Paris, singing in a musical ensemble, and steps to writing a memoir. Registration is now open for these and other engaging courses offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt for spring 2023. Read More

The prime-time achievements of famed television producer Norman Lear, China’s modernization, memory and the brain, and art in the context of societal change are among the topics offered this summer by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Read More

Registration is open for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt's winter term, which includes a historical look at women's athletics, 'Don Quixote,' Barack Obama’s presidency and more. Courses are open to all those over age 50. Read More

The rise of Black women’s political participation, a study of short stories by prominent and less-familiar authors, and the history of photography are among the classes offered online this summer by Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, which helps mature adults rediscover the joy of learning in an inclusive community, offers a variety of courses this spring, including Alzheimer’s disease prevention, little-known Tennessee history, and jazz in the 1930s and ’40s. Read More

Holly Tucker, a professor of French and acclaimed author who has embraced the trans-institutional culture of learning at Vanderbilt, has been named director of the Robert Penn Warren Center. Read More

Read about the latest faculty, staff, student and alumni awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

Read about the latest faculty and staff awards and achievements. Read More

Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt will host a free celebration Sept. 29 to honor the birth of Don Qixote author Miguel de Cervantes. A Spanish-language reading of Cervantes’ poetry and a classical guitar performance will begin at 7 p.m. at the bookstore, located at 2525 West End Ave. Read More