International

Vanderbilt University's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center will host a series of free, public lunchtime discussions led by academic leaders in celebration of Black History Month. Read More

Films from Russia, South Korea, Israel, India, Romania and the United States are in the lineup for the International Lens Film Series this spring at Vanderbilt University. All the films in the series will be free and open to the public. Read More

Results from an unprecedented collection of public opinion data in 23 nations on wide-ranging political issues and their policy implications are included in the new AmericasBarometer Insights, a series of short studies now available to the public. Read More

Twenty Chinese principals will be in Nashville and at Vanderbilt University Oct. 28-Nov. 8 to learn the latest information about U.S. education policy and see American classrooms and techniques firsthand. Read More

A panel discussion by Vanderbilt alumni who survived the Holocaust will highlight the 31st Annual Vanderbilt University Holocaust Lecture Series. Read More

The attacks of September 11, 2001 killed citizens from more than 80 nations and stunned the world by their scope and savagery. The quintessentially American ethos of national invulnerability was forever altered. The President declared, to thunderous applause, that, "we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom. Our grief has turned to anger and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice, or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done." Read More

Four people intimately involved in the historic trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will talk about their experiences at Vanderbilt Law School on Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

Latin American author and journalist Alma Guillermoprieto will address "How to Be a Mexican" in a Sept. 23 lecture sponsored by the Vanderbilt University Center for Latin American Studies. Read More

A 35 mm print of Peter Jackson's cult classic Heavenly Creatures will kick off the International Lens film series in Sarratt Cinema at Vanderbilt University on Sept. 3. The series, which is free and open to the public, will screen 27 films from 21 nations from September through December. Each film screening will include an introduction by a Vanderbilt faculty member or program director, who will also lead a post-screening discussion. Most films will be shown in 35 mm prints. Read More

Palmer Harston was on a spring break trip visiting relatives in Nashville when her family was involved in a terrible car wreck. Eight-year-old Palmer was airlifted to Vanderbilt Children\'s Hospital, where she underwent emergency surgeries to save her life and was a patient for months. Her injuries left her confined to a wheelchair. Years later, her memories of the life-saving treatment she received at Vanderbilt led her to apply for college here. Read More

Vanderbilt Law Professor Carol Swain has been invited to a U.S. Civil Rights Commission briefing Friday, April 4, to discuss the impact of illegal immigration on wages of low-income black workers. Read More

Contrary to popular belief, the introduction of the euro in 2002 did not result in price increases, even for food items, a Vanderbilt researcher found by comparing prices of a Big Mac meal in 13 European countries using their own currency with 12 who adopted the euro currency. Read More

A distinguished group of scholars, journalists and activists will grapple with some of the thorniest issues of immigration during a March 20-21 symposium at the Vanderbilt Law School. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

With dangerous youth gangs becoming firmly entrenched in communities throughout the United States and Central America, a March 11 conference at Vanderbilt University will bring together leading experts to share solutions to the alarming problem. Read More

An op-ed by Vanderbilt sociologist Dan Cornfield criticizing recent actions involving immigrants in Middle Tennessee. Read More

Graduates of universities in the former Soviet Republic may find their degrees losing value as corruption among higher education programs continues to rise, two Vanderbilt professors find in a new study published in the February issue of Comparative Education Review. Read More

The World Trade Organization is not the villain many of its critics claim it to be, but it does suffer from ineffective compliance tools and a lack of transparency, Vanderbilt University researcher Trish Kelly finds in her new book, The Impact of the WTO: The Environment, Public Health and Sovereignty. Read More

Vanderbilt University encourages active journalists to apply to attend its 2008 media fellowship, "Immigration: Nation\'s Bedrock or Burden?," April 1-4, 2008, in Nashville, Tenn. Read More

Mobile cameras, high-resolution digital imaging and funding from the Center for the Americas at Vanderbilt University are among the key components of a cross-cultural pilot program to prevent vision loss in at-risk Latin Americans. Read More

Rigoberta Menchu, a Mayan Indian from Guatemala internationally recognized for her work for social justice and cultural reconciliation for indigenous people, will speak at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. at Benton Chapel on Vanderbilt University\'s campus. Read More