Lectures

Watch video of a March 24 lecture on performance art and digital video. Read More

What are the most important issues facing Africa today? What are the historical and current causes? Join Kanayo Odoe, native-born African from Nigeria, as he discusses the relationship between scarcity, inequality, and conflict in Africa today. Read More

What are the most important issues facing Africa today? What are the historical and current causes? Join Kanayo Odoe, native-born African from Nigeria, as he discusses the relationship between scarcity, inequality, and conflict in Africa today. Read More

Watch video Vanderbilt graduate Elyn Saks speaking at the Chancellor\'s Lecture Series. Read More

Watch video Vanderbilt graduate Elyn Saks speaking at the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read More

Buddhist scholar David Loy discussed how the Buddhist religious tradition offers a fresh spiritual perspective on consumerism and ecology during a lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Buddhist scholar David Loy discussed how the Buddhist religious tradition offers a fresh spiritual perspective on consumerism and ecology during a lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read More

The Responsibility and Global Justice class presents David Reidy, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, speaking on "Human Rights: Agendas and Institutions." Read More

The Responsibility and Global Justice class presents David Reidy, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, speaking on "Human Rights: Agendas and Institutions." Read More

The annual John William Byrn Lecture presents Marcus Rediker, professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh. Read More

The annual John William Byrn Lecture presents Marcus Rediker, professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh. Read More

Watch video of "Las Maras: Street Gangs and Security in Central America and the United States." Read More

Professor of History and Jewish Studies David Wasserstein discusses Islam and Europe at the March 5 lunch and learn series. Read More

Professor of History and Jewish Studies David Wasserstein discusses Islam and Europe at the March 5 lunch and learn series. Read More

Buddhist scholar David Loy will discuss how that religious tradition offers a fresh spiritual perspective on consumerism and ecology during a lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Elyn Saks returns to her alma mater, Vanderbilt University, on Thursday, March 20, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read More

Two speakers will lead a discussion on science, philosophy and the environment at this year\'s Berry Lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Representation, reportage and reality: this panel discussion by prominent members of the Nashville media addresses the historical and contemporary challenges faced by black journalists. Read More

Representation, reportage and reality: this panel discussion by prominent members of the Nashville media addresses the historical and contemporary challenges faced by black journalists. Read More

Watch video of Rigoberta Menchu, a Mayan Indian from Guatemala internationally recognized for her work for social justice and cultural reconciliation for indigenous people, speaking at Vanderbilt University. Read More