Events
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Holocaust Lecture Series features music, film, lectures
Music and film will play a strong role in the annual Holocaust Lecture Series at Vanderbilt University, which this year takes the theme of “Different Speaking, Indifferent Listening.” Read MoreOct 6, 2010
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China and U.S. security subject of Vanderbilt panel discussion
Ret. Adm. Joseph Wilson Prueher Retired admiral and former ambassador to China to moderate event An Oct. 22 panel discussion at Vanderbilt University led by retired Adm. Joseph Wilson Prueher will focus on China’s role on the world’s stage and its implications for U.S. security policy. The second annual… Read MoreSep 23, 2010
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Health care business leaders discuss big issues in health care
Vanderbilt hosts Health Care Business Alliance Health care is the hot button issue impacting every person in this country. As health care itself dramatically changes, the business of health care is evolving. Leaders from the health care field, along with economists, and academic experts are coming together at… Read MoreSep 16, 2010
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Stellar Nights program Sept. 21 to focus on the hunt for new planets
The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory is celebrating the anniversary of “The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Ten Years Observing the Universe” with a series of special Stellar Nights lectures this fall. “New Worlds on our Doorstep: Hunting for Planets” will be given by astronomer Joshua Pepper on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 7… Read MoreSep 16, 2010
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Environment, immigration to be explored at Vanderbilt Divinity School forums
Vanderbilt Divinity School students will reflect on a summer trip to the United States-Mexico border to study immigration issues at a Sept. 23 community breakfast. The event is the first of several public forums the divinity school will host during the semester. Later events include a presentation by Vanderbilt theologian… Read MoreSep 14, 2010
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Old-fashioned politicking at Vanderbilt candidates’ picnic
Vanderbilt University will host a candidates’ picnic in the style of a small-town political rally with live Dixieland jazz on Sept. 16. All statewide candidates for public office and candidates from the 13-county standard metropolitan statistical area have been invited to the event on Olin Lawn from 11:30 a.m. to… Read MoreSep 10, 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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Marshall Chapman, Gary Nicholson and Al Anderson take the stage at Dyer Observatory
Marshall Chapman will play at the final Bluebird on the Mountain performance this year. Fourth concert of the Bluebird on the Mountain scheduled for August 21 The fourth show of the 2010 Bluebird on the Mountain concert series is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 21, and will feature… Read MoreAug 2, 2010
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Senior Day special: Look Beyond Yourself
VUCast Extra: Hear the bold challenge author of The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini makes in this year’s Senior Day address. Listen to what graduates and parents have to say about it. Read MoreMay 20, 2010
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VUCast Commencement Special
Our VUCast crews catch graduates, families and friends celebrating Commencement 2010. Read MoreMay 18, 2010
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VUCast: Vandy flood cleanup crews hit Nashville neighborhoods
Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff help Nashville’s flood survivors clean up. Read MoreMay 12, 2010
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Dyer Observatory to host ’Opera on the Mountain’ May 15
Nashville Opera and Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory are joining forces to present a unique evening of operatic music and star-gazing on Saturday, May 15. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. but doors will open at 6. The concert will take place in the observatory’s patio tent and guests are encouraged to bring a picnic basket and beverages. Read MoreMay 10, 2010
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Celebrate Earth Day 2010 with giveaways, trivia and discounts
Vanderbilt is celebrating Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, on Rand Terrace from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read MoreApr 22, 2010
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Poet Ciaran Carson to read from work at Vanderbilt
Poet Ciaran Carson will read from his work at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreApr 15, 2010
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Mayor to introduce directory for Nashville immigrants at breakfast
Mayor Karl Dean and businessman Cal Turner Jr. will speak at a May 6 breakfast to introduce an online directory of classes and services for the city’s growing foreign-born population. Read MoreApr 15, 2010
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Watch: Spring Faculty Assembly
Watch video of the 2010 Spring Faculty Assembly. Read MoreApr 9, 2010
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Watch: Vanderbilt and the Nashville Sit-In Movement: A 50-Year Retrospective
Watch video of the symposium "Vanderbilt and the Nashville Sit-In Movement: A 50-Year Retrospective." Read MoreFeb 23, 2010
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Vanderbilt student political journal to host conference on activism Feb. 27
The Vanderbilt Political Review, a non-partisan political journal run entirely by Vanderbilt undergraduate students, will host the first Nashville Intercollegiate Activism Conference on Feb. 27. The one-day conference will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Nashville civil rights sit-ins and will examine how students were able to defeat segregation as well as how students can be involved in social change today. Read MoreFeb 23, 2010
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“The Painters Eye” exhibit opens Feb. 18 at Vanderbilt
Paintings by 11 artists "exploring the use of color, the development of space" make up The Painters Eye exhibit, which opens with a reception Feb. 18 at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreFeb 12, 2010
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Vanderbilt gears up for 2010 Rites of Spring Music Festival
While most are trying to keep warm during one of the coldest winters the Southeast has seen in years, The Music Group at Vanderbilt University is gearing up for its Rites of Spring Music Festival Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24. This year's line up includes Drake, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Phoenix and Passion Pit. Read MoreFeb 12, 2010