James Lawson
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The Rev. James Lawson to return to Vanderbilt as visiting professor
More than four decades after a national furor over the expulsion of James Lawson from Vanderbilt University, he will return as a Distinguished University Professor for the 2006-07 academic year. Read MoreJan 19, 2006
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James Lawson to receive lifetime achievement award from Vanderbilt Black Alumni
James M. Lawson, a Vanderbilt University Divinity School alumnus who led the sit-ins at Nashville’s segregated lunch counters and had a profound effect on Vanderbilt’s national identity, is the recipient of the 2002 Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus Award. Read MoreOct 23, 2002