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John C. Kornblum, Vanderbilt’s first distinguished ambassador in residence, has died
John C. Kornblum, distinguished ambassador in residence and writer in residence for the Max Kade Center for European & German Studies, died Dec. 21, 2023, in Nashville. He was 80. Read MoreJan 24, 2024
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Three Vanderbilt A&S professors awarded 2018 Guggenheim Fellowships
College of Arts and Science professors Joel Harrington, Antonis Rokas and Edward Wright-Rios have been awarded highly prestigious 2018 Guggenheim Fellowships for their research. Read MoreApr 5, 2018
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‘German Art and the Formulation of National Identity’ opens March 13
"History's Shadow: German Art and the Formulation of National Identity" opens on March 13 at the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery. This exhibition will continue through June 5, 2014. Read MoreFeb 28, 2014
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Can a torturer and killer live an honorable life?
In the bygone era brought to life in a Vanderbilt history professor's new book, spending years in prison was considered excessively cruel and unusual while breaking every bone in a criminal's body while keeping him alive was reasonable punishment. Read MoreJun 12, 2013
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The Leipzig Connection
In the last five years a grassroots faculty collaboration with the University of Leipzig has flowered, making the historic German university one of Vanderbilt's half dozen strategic international partners. Read MoreDec 14, 2012