Half The Sky

  • Nicholas Kristof (Photo from ReporterFilm.com)

    ‘Half the Sky’ author Nicholas Kristof to speak at Vanderbilt

    Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof will speak at Vanderbilt University Thursday, Jan. 31. Along with his wife, journalist Sheryl WuDunn, Kristof is author of the 2009 book "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide." Read More

    Jan 3, 2013

  • Documentary ‘Half the Sky’ to screen Nov. 5, 7

    "Half the Sky," a 2009 book shedding light on injustices faced by women in Asia and Africa, has inspired Human Identities: Global, Local, Personal, a campuswide initiative at Vanderbilt for the 2012-13 academic year. (image by Nicholas Kristof) Half the Sky, a documentary film inspired by the acclaimed book… Read More

    Nov 2, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    VUCast: Gators Give Researchers Clues

    This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: What these “sensitive” alligators have in common with humans.  Brainy bugs! Why ants are smarter than the average bug.  And a worldwide “girl power” movement comes to Vanderbilt. Read More

    Sep 28, 2012

  • Human Identities: Vanderbilt to explore gender and sexuality through campuswide initiative

    A tradition among first-year students to read and discuss a common text has inspired a campuswide initiative called “Human Identities: Global, Local, Personal,” designed to raise nuanced dialogue about gender and sexuality across the Vanderbilt community. Read More

    Sep 5, 2012