Humanities

A distinguished German scholar who has played an important role in contemporary debates about interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary studies will speak at Vanderbilt University on March 27. Read More

Vanderbilt University will celebrate the establishment of the James M. Lawson Jr. Chair at Vanderbilt with a symposium on Lawson's legacy and an inaugural lecture by the first holder of the Lawson Chair. Read More

Knoxville author Julia Watts will read from her work at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, March 29, as part of Vanderbilt‘s Gertrude and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers series. Read More

The nature of consciousness in humans and animals and its effect on how we view religion, science and philosophy will be tackled during three lectures at Vanderbilt University by prominent researcher Christof Koch. Read More

Evenings devoted to music and literature will highlight a three-day conference at Vanderbilt University examining the cultural practices of Jewish women from around the globe. Read More

A Vanderbilt University Divinity School professor will preach at Westminster Abbey during a lecture tour of England this month that is part of the bicentennial celebration of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire. Read More

The degree to which morality and religion should influence political decisions about abortion, taxation, the environment and other issues will be explored in a four-part lecture series at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Acclaimed writers Kwame Dawes, Teresa de la Caridad Doval, Lorna Goodison, Francisco Goldman and critic J. Edward Chamberlin will all visit Vanderbilt University in March to take part in a creative writing symposium. Read More

A new album of uplifting music from Uganda compiled by a Vanderbilt University ethnomusicologist is being released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings as part of the effort to combat HIV/AIDS. Read More

Oakley Ray, who taught at Vanderbilt University for more than 30 years and wrote both an enduring textbook and self-help books for the general public, died Feb. 7. He was 76. Read More

The litany of woe has become familiar and seemingly overwhelming. The earth is running out of fossil fuel and facing chaotic weather due to global warming. Water will soon be scarce, and world population continues to explode, taxing diminishing resources. Read More

Afeni Shakur, former member of the Black Panther Party, community outreach activist and mother of slain rap artist Tupac Shakur, is the keynote speaker during a series of events commemorating Black History Month at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Doing spiritually inspired work for the Lord usually begins with the tricky job of persuading someone to donate cold hard cash to the cause. Read More

Playboy of the Western World inflamed audiences and caused weeklong rioting when it debuted in the National Irish Theater in Dublin in 1907. It debuts Feb. 16 at Neely Auditorium at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Four Gray Line buses idle noisily at the curb by Branscomb Quadrangle as the sun slowly rises over a sleeping Greek Row. A group has quietly gathered on the steps out front -- a mix of students, faculty and staff -- shouldering overnight bags and sipping cups of coffee while members of the media prepare to capture their departure. Read More

Civil rights pioneer and Vanderbilt Distinguished University Professor James Lawson will give a lecture at Vanderbilt‘s Benton Chapel on Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. Read More

A new study by a Vanderbilt University professor of law and economics found legal immigrants in the United States with a lighter skin tone made more money than those with darker skin. Read More

It seems these days young people can‘t live without their cell phones, iPods, laptops, gaming systems and especially television. A Vanderbilt professor is putting that theory to the test. Read More

Watch video of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley speaking Jan. 23, 2007, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on the Vanderbilt University campus. The event was part of the 2006-2007 Chancellor‘s Lecture Series. Read More

Watch video of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley speaking Jan. 23, 2007, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on the Vanderbilt University campus. The event was part of the 2006-2007 Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read More