Speakers

Photographs documenting the 70-year history of the Kemet Jubilee will be on display Sept. 26-Oct. 6 at Vanderbilt University's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. The organization's general chairman, Clyde Venson, will kick off the exhibit with a lecture on the parade's history at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Following Venson's speech, there will be a reception at 5:30 p.m. at the Black Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

Photographs documenting the 70-year history of the Kemet Jubilee will be on display Sept. 26-Oct. 6 at Vanderbilt University‘s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. The organization‘s general chairman, Clyde Venson, will kick off the exhibit with a lecture on the parade‘s history at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Following Venson‘s speech, there will be a reception at 5:30 p.m. at the Black Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

One of the nation's most prominent researchers on aging and health care and his sister will speak from the heart when they deliver the fall Medicine, Health and Society Lecture at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Sept. 15. Read More

A statewide training conference on improving service delivery for people with both developmental disabilities and mental illness will be held Wednesday, June 22, at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The conference is designed for residential service providers, psychiatrists, physicians, behavior analysts, family members and advocates who work with or plan to work with individuals with a dual diagnosis of developmental disabilities and mental illness. Read More

Patricia Rodier, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at they University of Rochester, will speak on how autism develops. The talk will be held at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development on Monday, June 6, at 4 p.m. Read More

Political economist Daron Acemoglu will discuss "Rethinking the Wealth of Nations" at Vanderbilt University on Wednesday, May 18. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is the 29th David Steine Memorial Seminar. Read More

Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi and rock ‘n‘ roll legend Little Richard will help send off the 130th class at Vanderbilt University this month, with commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 13, capping three days of celebration. Read More

Richard Davidson, a psychologist who studies adults and young children who have or are at risk for emotional disorders, autism and other developmental disorders, will speak at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development on Thursday, April 21, at 4 p.m. Read More

U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn is the featured speaker for the April 25 annual meeting for Retirement Learning at Vanderbilt. Blackburn, who represents Tennessee‘s 7th District and is a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, will discuss findings from her recent trip to Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel. Read More

Jack Matlock, who served as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991, will reflect on changes in U.S. foreign diplomacy from the Cold War to the War on Terror during an upcoming lecture at Vanderbilt. Read More

Christian women are looking to the Virgin Mary for inspiration as they move to expand their leadership within the church, says a Vanderbilt University theologian who has organized a Mary conference on April 13 and 14. Read More

The role of religion in ecology will be explored by a leading proponent of ecofeminism during a lecture on Thursday, April 7, at Vanderbilt University. Read More

NO!, a documentary about rape in the African-American community, will be screened Tuesday, April 5, at Vanderbilt University, followed by a discussion led by filmmaker Aishah Shahidah Simmons. Read More

Interfaith activist and filmmaker Ruth Broyde-Sharone will bring her most recent documentary, God and Allah Need to Talk — a Film for Healing and Reconciliation, to Vanderbilt University Tuesday, April 5. Read More

Lawrence Small will discuss his vision for the Smithsonian Institution during a lecture titled "A 21st Century Smithsonian" April 5 at Vanderbilt. Read More

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that profoundly affects the lives of thousands of children and adults and their families. Susan Folstein, a distinguished psychiatrist and geneticist known for her research on autism, will speak at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development on Thursday, March 31, at 4 p.m. Read More

Andrew Erdmann, a former adviser to the Bush administration on Iran and Iraq who was also part of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, will speak at Vanderbilt on April 4. Read More

Tom Wolfe, author of the critically acclaimed works "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "The Right Stuff," will speak at Vanderbilt University on Monday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. Read More

Art created by DeLoss McGraw and inspired by poems by Robert Penn Warren will be exhibited at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University in April. McGraw will discuss his work on Tuesday, April 5. Read More

Al Sharpton, Ann Coulter and Howard Dean will participate in question-and-answer sessions with the press before their sold-out lectures March 21-22. Read More