Lectures

Watch video of an Oct. 21 talk by Dr. Rhea Seddon, Former NASA Astronaut and Tennessee's First Lady of Space, part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 7 talk by Dr. Joey Barnett, professor of pharmacology, medicine, and microbiology and immunology, and director of graduate studies in pharmacology. Part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 18 talk by photographers Norman Gershman and Stuart Huck, part of the 2009 Holocaust Lecture Series. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 16 presentation on developing applications for Google Android and iPhone. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 15 talk by the Rev. James Lawson, part of the annual Cole Lectures. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 16 talk by the Rev. James Lawson, part of the annual Cole Lectures. Read More

Stephen Hadley, who served as the principal White House foreign policy adviser under former President George W. Bush, will speak at Vanderbilt University Law School on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at noon. Read More

Health care business leaders and experts tackle hot button issues in health care as Vanderbilt hosts the Health Care Business Alliance. Watch the Oct. 2 keynote speech by Randall Spratt, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer of McKesson Corporation. Read More

Health care business leaders and experts tackle hot button issues in health care as Vanderbilt hosts the Health Care Business Alliance. Watch the Oct. 2 panel discussion. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 7 talk by Professor of Art Marilyn Murphy, part of the Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box series. Read More

Watch video of Dunbar Ogden, author of the 2008 book My Father Said Yes: A White Pastor in Little Rock School Integration, delivering Vanderbilt's annual Walter Murray Commemorative Lecture Oct. 6. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 4 improvisational art event. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 4 conversation between artists and the community. Read More

Watch video of a Sept. 30 talk by Dhavan V. Shah, an expert on the social psychology of media influence on political judgment. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 1 talk by Ricardo Lagos. Lagos, a former Chilean president whose administration achieved strong economic growth while adopting democratic and social reforms, addresses current issues facing Latin America. Lagos, who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006, spoke on “Latin American Challenges…After the… Read More

Tiki Barber, retired Pro Bowl running back, philanthropist and NBC correspondent, will speak at Vanderbilt University's Langford Auditorium Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. Read More

Dunbar Ogden, author of the 2008 book My Father Said Yes: A White Pastor in Little Rock School Integration, will deliver Vanderbilt's annual Walter Murray Commemorative Lecture Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6:45 p.m. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the multi-purpose room in The Commons Center. Read More

Questions about the notion of civility have been a hot topic given the recent outbursts of rapper Kanye West, tennis player Serena Williams and Congressman Joe Wilson. On Thursday, Sept. 24, Vanderbilt University will explore the topic further with the lecture "Civility in Decline? The View from the American College Campus." Read More

Contributors to The Speech: Race and Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" will gather on Sept. 16 for a panel discussion on the topic "Is America Postracial?" Read More

Watch video of an April 4 talk by Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub, part of “100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project.” Read More