Lectures & Events
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Greek ambassador, Vanderbilt professor discuss roots of U.S. politics Oct. 27
Alexandros Mallias, Greece's ambassador to the United States, will join Vanderbilt University Professor of Classics, Emerita, Susan Ford Wiltshire for a discussion of the roots of the American political tradition in the ancient Greek city-states 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, in Room 237 of The Commons Center. Read MoreOct 20, 2008
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Podcast: "Something Like Sanctified: Spirituality in Contemporary Pop Music"
Listen to an Oct. 14 podcast by Bill Friskics-Warren. Read MoreOct 17, 2008
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Podcast: “Something Like Sanctified: Spirituality in Contemporary Pop Music”
Listen to an Oct. 14 podcast by Bill Friskics-Warren. Read MoreOct 17, 2008
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Podcast: DigitalVU: Social Media
Listen to a podcast of a talk by Lacy Tite, Web developer for Development and Alumni Relations Communications. Read MoreOct 16, 2008
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Author Teresa Dovalpage to read from work Oct. 23 at Vanderbilt
Writer Teresa Dovalpage, author of the novel A Girl Like Che Guevara, will read from her work as part of the Gertrude and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Program at Vanderbilt. Read MoreOct 15, 2008
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Podcast: Children’s Author and Poet Carole Boston Weatherford
Listen to an Oct. 9 podcast by Carole Boston Weatherford. Read MoreOct 13, 2008
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Acclaimed author, humorist and Vanderbilt alumnus Roy Blount Jr. will present this year’s Harry C. Howard Jr. lecture at Vanderbilt Oct. 30
Roy Blount Jr., acclaimed author, humorist and Vanderbilt alumnus (B.A. 1963) will present this year's Harry C. Howard Jr. lecture at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, in Flynn Auditorium at Vanderbilt University Law School. Read MoreOct 13, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayor Karl Dean, Vanderbilt students, author John Irving – what’s the connection? Find out Oct. 12
Mayor Karl Dean will discuss one of his favorite authors, John Irving, at an event for Vanderbilt University students Sunday, Oct. 12, 3 to 4 p.m. as part of a "citywide read" initiative. Read MoreOct 10, 2008
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Podcast: “It’s Like God is Testing Me: Approaches for Researching Religion and Hip-hop”
Listen to a podcast of a presentation by Juan Floyd-Thomas. Read MoreOct 9, 2008
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Podcast: "It’s Like God is Testing Me: Approaches for Researching Religion and Hip-hop"
Listen to a podcast of a presentation by Juan Floyd-Thomas. Read MoreOct 9, 2008
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Vanderbilt speaker to argue for changes in Israel
Israel should become a secular democracy and better integrate its Arab minority to help secure its future, Israeli political economist Bernard Avishai will argue during a lecture at Vanderbilt University based on his latest book. Read MoreOct 8, 2008
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Randall Balmer to speak about faith, the presidency and the religious right
Randall Balmer, professor of American Religious History at Barnard College and visiting professor at Yale Divinity School, will deliver the annual Cole Lectures at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreOct 6, 2008
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Podcast: “If They Could See it Now: The Evolution of the American Presidency From the Founding Fathers to Present Day”
Listen to a podcast from Constitution Day. Read MoreOct 3, 2008
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Vanderbilt and First Amendment Center to host presidential election panel
Political scholars, journalists and pundits will offer their informed perspective on where the 2008 presidential election is headed during an Oct. 7 forum for students that is sponsored by Vanderbilt University and the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt. Read MoreOct 3, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Vanderbilt University hosts events leading up to and day of Oct. 7 presidential debate
Vanderbilt University will host a number of events leading up to and on the day of the Oct. 7 presidential debate in Nashville. Read MoreOct 3, 2008
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Podcast: "Sustainability at Vanderbilt: What You Can Do"
Listen to Andrea George discussing "Sustainability at Vanderbilt: What You Can Do" to find out how you can "green" the many choices you make each day. Read MoreSep 30, 2008
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Conference on gays and Christianity set for October in Nashville
The role of homosexuals in the Christian Church will be examined at a three-day workshop at a Nashville church. The "Our Family Matters" workshop Oct. 22-25 will include a screening of the documentary God and Gays: Bridging the Gap, which inspired the conference. Read MoreSep 26, 2008
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Frank Warren, founder and curator of worldwide postcard phenomenon PostSecret Project, speaks at Vanderbilt University Oct. 10
Frank Warren, founder and curator of the PostSecret Project, brings his story to Vanderbilt University Friday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. at Langford Auditorium. Read MoreSep 25, 2008
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Podcast: "The World of Contemporary Christian Music: An Insider’s View"
Listen to a talk by John Styll, President/CEO of the Gospel Music Association, Christian Trade Music Association and founder of Contemporary Christian Music Magazine. Read MoreSep 24, 2008
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Best-selling author Stephen Mansfield, Vanderbilt Divinity School dean to discuss race, religion and politics at Vanderbilt University forum Oct. 1
The New York Times best-selling author Stephen Mansfield and Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean James Hudnut-Beumler bring a discussion, "Race, Religion and Politics: Evangelicals, Conservatives and Liberals Look for Common Ground," to Vanderbilt University Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m. Read MoreSep 24, 2008