Joel Harrington

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Centennial Professor of History Joel Harrington has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters with a 2020 award in literature. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty and alumni are featured at the free Southern Festival of Books, happening this weekend at War Memorial Plaza and the downtown Nashville Public Library. Read More

Vanderbilt University faculty, alumni and more will discuss and sign their most recent works at Barnes and Noble at Vanderbilt this fall. Read More

College of Arts and Science professors Joel Harrington, Antonis Rokas and Edward Wright-Rios have been awarded highly prestigious 2018 Guggenheim Fellowships for their research. Read More

African American pioneers in sports and entertainment, media in a time of fake news, and climate change and human health are among the winter offerings of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Read More

A historian of early modern Europe will compare violence in the 16th and 17th centuries with conditions today during a lunchtime talk Wednesday, Oct. 4. Read More

Vanderbilt mourns the death of J. León Helguera, who taught history for 28 years and donated a treasure trove of books and other writings from Colombia to the university's library. Read More

Hear fascinating stories about politicians, slaves, military leaders, executioners and diplomats from the pages of history this fall during Vanderbilt University’s Saturday University lecture series. Read More

A Sept. 3 celebration at the Student Life Center honored nine new faculty chair holders and recognized the support of generous donors. Read More

An international expert on slavery and emancipation during the 18th and 19th centuries was awarded the prestigious Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research during Vanderbilt University’s Fall Faculty Assembly. Read More

The 25th Annual Southern Festival of Books will be held Oct. 11-13 at downtown Nashville’s Legislative Plaza. The event will feature several Vanderbilt faculty, staff, students and alumni, including: Stephen Doster, editor for the Institute of Chemical Biology, whose current… Read More

In the bygone era brought to life in a Vanderbilt history professor's new book, spending years in prison was considered excessively cruel and unusual while breaking every bone in a criminal's body while keeping him alive was reasonable punishment. Read More

The spring term 2011 of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt offers a diverse offering of non-credit classes for older adults with shared interests. Read More

Vanderbilt, University of Melbourne expand ties through new research collaborations, exchange programs, office in Washington, D.C. Vanderbilt University and Australia’s University of Melbourne have taken their academic partnership to a new level – committing $500,000 in joint seed funding over the next two years for research collaborations, expanding… Read More