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Vanderbilt Osher Lifelong Learning summer classes announced
May. 6, 2019—A harmonica learning lab, nutrition and health, and the history of Fisk University are among the topics offered in June and July by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt Osher winter term: Innovation, ‘Julius Caesar’ and more
Dec. 21, 2018—Innovative thinking in the digital age, women in the civil rights movement and acting for opera are among the winter 2019 classes offered by Vanderbilt’s Osher Institute for Lifelong Learners.
Vanderbilt Osher 2018 summer term features Fisk courses
May. 4, 2018—A survey of world art featuring Fisk collections, Nashville's diverse musical history, and cast-iron cooking are among summer classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt’s Mellon-funded humanities partnership expands
Jan. 26, 2018—Vanderbilt's efforts to strengthen humanities education through a partnership with three schools expands to Fisk University, thanks to a $1.93 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Meet Vanderbilt’s first Academic Pathways fellows
Oct. 27, 2017—Seven outstanding Ph.D.’s with diverse backgrounds and experiences have come to Vanderbilt to pursue postdoctoral training with an eye toward academic careers.
VU’s Osher Lifelong Learning launches partnership with Fisk
Jul. 14, 2017—For the first time, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt is offering a series of classes taught by Fisk University faculty on the Fisk campus.
Chancellor Charter tour shows how Music City got its name
Mar. 20, 2017—About 30 Vanderbilt staff, students and faculty members spent Saturday learning how Nashville became Music City during the second Chancellor’s Charter tour.
Chancellor charges students to live out King’s legacy during MLK Day of Service
Jan. 16, 2017—Standing on the dais from which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once spoke, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos charged college students gathered Saturday at Fisk University to live out the civil rights leader's legacy.
Scholarships available to STEM students who want to teach
Jul. 7, 2016—Undergraduate students majoring in science, math or engineering have the opportunity to make a difference in high-needs secondary schools while earning teaching licensure and a master’s degree.
Zeppos delivers keynote at Fisk Honors Convocation
Apr. 19, 2016—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos was the keynote speaker during Fisk University's Honors Convocation April 7 in Fisk Memorial Chapel.
New detector perfect for asteroid mining
Nov. 19, 2015—A new generation of gamma-ray spectrometer being developed by researchers and students in the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master's-to-Ph.D. Bridge program is perfectly suited for detecting valuable minerals hidden within the asteroids, comets, moons and minor planets in the solar system.
Holley-Bockelmann named director of Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program
Sep. 14, 2015—Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, associate professor of physics and astronomy, has been named director of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, College of Arts and Science Dean Lauren Benton announced.