racism Archives
Unique premed program teaches new approach to race and health
Sep. 20, 2017—A premed program that teaches undergraduates about institutional racism is up and coming at Vanderbilt
Inaugural R.A.C.E. Mentoring Conference for scholars of color held at Vanderbilt
Jul. 24, 2017—More than 160 professors, graduate students and P-12 educators gathered for a weekend of workshops, panel discussions focused on the unique challenges faced by scholars of color.
Black girlhood as a theological problem focus of Antoinette Brown Lecture
Mar. 21, 2017—Eboni Marshall Turman, a womanist scholar with a strong passion for helping black women rise above gender bias and racism, will deliver the Antoinette Brown Lecture March 23.
Author Ibram X. Kendi to discuss racism at Vanderbilt forum
Jan. 26, 2017—The author of the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction will speak at Vanderbilt Feb. 1.
Vanderbilt awarded $1 million grant on public theology and racial justice
Dec. 12, 2016—A $1 million grant from The Henry Luce Foundation will establish the Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative at Vanderbilt Divinity School, to be directed by Dean Emilie M. Townes.
Vanderbilt expert predicted rise of white nationalism in 2002
Nov. 21, 2016—The rise of white nationalism was predicted in a book written by Vanderbilt professor Carol Swain in 2002
White supremacist activity spikes when Trump talks anti-immigration: Vanderbilt researcher
Oct. 26, 2016—Internet posts by white supremacists websites have spiked in concert with the presidential campaign.
‘World on Wednesdays’ series examines impact of racist societies Oct. 12
Sep. 29, 2016—The next 'World on Wednesdays' lecture explores the impact of racist societies Oct. 12.
Expert explains the power of implicit bias
Sep. 29, 2016—Biases that people hold below the surface are influencing how they view this electoral season, as well as major political issues. Efrén Pérez is an expert and wrote a book on the topic.
Curb Public Scholar aims to reduce subtle bias in social interactions
Jul. 20, 2016—A Divinity School student has been awarded a Curb Public Scholarship to develop a game-based tool for reducing bias in group interactions.
English professor researches ‘tools’ of colorblind rhetoric
Jun. 16, 2016—The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a postdoctoral fellowship to Assistant Professor of English Marzia Milazzo for her research on colorblindness as a global attempt to obscure the reality of racial inequality.
Incarceration’s hidden wounds revealed
Jun. 6, 2016—There’s a stark and troubling way that incarceration may diminish the ability of a former inmate to empathize with a loved one behind bars, but existing sociological theories fail to capture it.