Historic Black Nashville
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Vanderbilt joins peer group studying legacies of slavery and racial injustice
Vanderbilt University has become the newest member of the Universities Studying Slavery consortium as part of its reinvigorated commitment to confront racial injustice while working toward a more inclusive and welcoming campus community. Read MoreJun 18, 2021
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Heavy Mettle: Editor’s Letter, Winter 2017
Our fair institution has always prided itself on academic rigor, deservedly so. And while the battle wounds inflicted on me by a well-armed set of microeconomic curves 20 years ago haven’t fully healed, more and more I appreciate the demands that were placed on us at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 7, 2017
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Living History: Students Trace Nashville’s Black History as Part of a New Series of University Courses
Thirteen students met during the fall semester for a class called Historic Black Nashville. Taught by Jane Landers and Daniel Sharfstein, the course is part of a new initiative known as the University Courses program, a collaborative model that brings together faculty from different parts of the university to teach students from a variety of majors. Read MoreMar 7, 2017