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Vanderbilt joins peer group studying legacies of slavery and racial injustice
Jun. 18, 2021—Vanderbilt University has become the newest member of the Universities Studying Slavery consortium as part of its reinvigorated commitment to confront racial injustice while working toward a more inclusive and welcoming campus community.
Excellence in Podcasting Competition underway; students invited to apply through May 17
Apr. 28, 2021—To showcase and honor explorations in audio storytelling, Vanderbilt University has announced the Excellence in Podcasting Competition, open to all undergraduate, graduate and professional students.
‘Reimagining Cities: A Conversation with Majora Carter’ is April 27
Apr. 22, 2021—Majora Carter, a real estate developer, urban revitalization strategist, MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, will join two Vanderbilt University faculty members and a consultant and community organizer for the virtual 2021 Harry Howard Lecture on Tuesday, April 27, at 4 p.m. CT.
New series of classes highlights diverse disciplines, with Vanderbilt at the core
Jan. 29, 2021—A series of trans-institutional courses designed through the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities is using Vanderbilt’s campus as a living lab, giving students—future historians, architects, archaeologists, curators and engineers among them—unique hands-on experiences.
‘Third Wave Coffee, Maya Farmers and the Creation of Value’ Sept. 17
Sep. 9, 2020—Beginning in September 2020, join us for the first annual speaker series on various topics in the coffee sector. The speaker series is open to the public.
Apply for ‘The Scholarship of Everyday Life: Coffee’ by Sept. 4
Sep. 3, 2020—"The Scholarship of Everyday Life: Coffee" is a multidisciplinary series of talks and interactive experiences in which undergraduates discover the connections among their classwork, scholarly research and everyday objects and how their use can affect people in communities on the local and global scale. Applications for the program, sponsored by the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities and the Social Innovation Practice Area @ the Wond'ry, are due Sept. 4.
Warren Center to host ‘Liberating Zoom: Strategies for Better Collaborations’ Sept. 3
Sep. 2, 2020—The Warren Center’s second installment of a series on making Zoom a more productive and inclusive space will focus on collaborative work online Sept. 3.
Get to know Vanderbilt’s residential faculty: Professor Elizabeth Meadows
Jul. 29, 2020—As the new academic year approaches, Vanderbilt’s faculty heads of house are revealing some things about themselves in this special portrait series. Get to know Elizabeth Meadows, associate director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, senior lecturer in English and faculty head of East House.
Warren Center and OLLI partner to offer cultural history of pandemics
Jun. 10, 2020—Vanderbilt professor and author Holly Tucker will teach an online summer course focused on pandemics, thanks to a new partnership between the Robert Penn Warren Center and OLLI at Vanderbilt.
Arts and Science undergrads advocate for the humanities in Washington, D.C.
Apr. 28, 2020—Before the COVID-19 outbreak necessitated the move to online and alternative learning earlier this spring, undergraduate students Barton Christmas and Miranda Cross traveled to Washington, D.C., and with guidance from the Office of Federal Relations, advocated for robust federal support for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Virtual Gatherings: Robert Penn Warren Center connects humanities scholars
Apr. 14, 2020—The Robert Penn Warren Center keeps humanities scholars connected during the coronavirus outbreak through online events that include weekly virtual happy hours.
‘A Conversation with Jaquira Díaz’ moves online April 16
Apr. 10, 2020—A conversation with Jaquira Díaz, whose March talk on campus for the Harry C. Howard Lecture was canceled, has been moved online April 16 by the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities.