Lauren Benton
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Pirates: Hear the real story at April 6 library talk
The next Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box talk at the downtown Nashville Public Library will discuss "Pirates Through History." College of Arts and Science Dean Lauren Benton will be the speaker. Read MoreMar 30, 2016
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Mellon Foundation awards $1.5 million to Vanderbilt for new Center for Digital Humanities
Vanderbilt University has received a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a new Center for Digital Humanities. The trans-institutional initiative will further Vanderbilt’s commitment to becoming a national hub of innovative digital humanities scholarship. Read MoreMar 28, 2016
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Arts and Science Dean’s Office appoints divisional deans
Dean of the College of Arts and Science Lauren Benton has announced the appointment of two senior faculty members as divisional deans in the college. The new positions will facilitate academic planning in departments and programs within the three Arts and Science divisions: humanities, social sciences and sciences. Read MoreMar 23, 2016
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Christie-Mizell to lead undergraduate education in Arts and Science
College of Arts and Science Dean Lauren Benton has announced that sociology professor André Christie-Mizell will join her office at the beginning of the 2016-17 academic year as the senior associate dean for undergraduate education. Read MoreMar 17, 2016
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Bush biographer, Vanderbilt professor honored
Author and Visiting Distinguished Professor Jon Meacham was recognized as the 2015 Nashville Public Library Literary Award Honoree. Read MoreNov 16, 2015
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Dean Lauren Benton: Moving her field and Arts and Science forward
Lauren Benton grew up surrounded by scholars and teachers. Her father was a faculty member and dean at Johns Hopkins University. Despite that, she didn’t plan on becoming an academic. Read MoreOct 8, 2015
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Digital partnership expands student language opportunities at Vanderbilt and across country
A partnership among Vanderbilt, Duke and the University of Virginia is using digital learning to share uncommon languages. Read MoreSep 29, 2015
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Vanderbilt MFA student wins top poetry prize
Tiana Clark, a first-year poetry student in Vanderbilt’s MFA Program in Creative Writing, has won first place and $10,000 in a leading poetry journal’s annual competition. Read MoreSep 21, 2015
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Holley-Bockelmann named director of Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, associate professor of physics and astronomy, has been named director of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, College of Arts and Science Dean Lauren Benton announced. Read MoreSep 14, 2015
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Nine professors honored at endowed chair holder celebration
The extraordinary achievements of nine Vanderbilt endowed chair holders were lauded at a Sept. 8 celebration during which generous donors were thanked. Read MoreSep 9, 2015
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Stassun appointed to A&S administrative role
Keivan Stassun, professor of astronomy, has been named senior associate dean for graduate education and research for the College of Arts and Science, Dean Lauren Benton announced. Read MoreJul 20, 2015
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NYU Administrator to Lead College of Arts and Science
Lauren A. Benton, a distinguished administrator and influential scholar in international legal history, has been named dean of the College of Arts and Science, effective July 1. Benton is Silver Professor of History and affiliate professor of law at New York University, where she currently is dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science. Read MoreMar 23, 2015
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NYU dean and historian Benton named next leader of the College of Arts and Science
Lauren A. Benton, a prolific scholar and experienced academic leader whose work spans history, law and anthropology, has been named the next dean of the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University, effective July 1. Read MoreFeb 19, 2015