Speakers

Akbar Ahmed, described by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as the world‘s leading authority on contemporary Islam, will speak at Vanderbilt University on Monday, March 28. Read More

Policy regarding weapons of mass destruction and balancing national security with arms control will be among the subjects U.S. Ambassador Robert T. Grey Jr. addresses at Vanderbilt University Law School on Monday, March 21. Read More

Bernard Rollin, a philosopher who developed the first university course on veterinary ethics, will speak at Vanderbilt University March 23 about "Animal Rights as a Mainstream Phenomenon." Read More

Vanderbilt University will welcome the Rev. Al Sharpton, Ann Coulter and Howard Dean to its 41st annual Impact Symposium March 21-23. Read More

Works by women writers offer a significant resource to those searching for the connection between intellectual work and practical spiritual practice, says Harvard theologian Stephanie Paulsell, who will speak at Vanderbilt University March 17. Read More

A philosopher from Emory University will deliver Vanderbilt University‘s Berry Lecture, an annual community lecture designed to show how philosophy can impact our lives. Read More

Three African American women who undermined prejudices about race and gender in the 19th century by pursuing an education in the classics will be profiled during a lecture marking Women‘s History Month at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Children are being used as soldiers in 40 percent of the world‘s armies, says author Peter W. Singer, who speaks at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, March 17. Read More

Robert Stutman, a 25-year veteran of the national Drug Enforcement Agency, will address the Vanderbilt community on the dangers of even casual drug use in a talk titled "What Did I Take? The Truth Behind Ecstasy, Coke and Other Drugs" on Monday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in Sarratt Cinema. Read More

The nuclear threat posed by North Korea will be the focus of a lecture by former South Korean government official Chang Hee Kang Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies. Read More

The World Bank senior officer who oversees its collaboration with religious organizations will speak at Vanderbilt University about religion and development. The lecture by Katherine Marshall will be at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24, in Room 204 of the Mayborn Building on Vanderbilt‘s Peabody College campus. Read More

What changes does a family go through when one of its members has a disability? Marsha Seltzer, Vaughn Bascom Professor of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss her research on this topic at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development Thursday, Feb. 17, at 4 p.m. Read More

The logistical and cultural challenges of rebuilding Iraq and its government — including establishing needed government-sanctioned social services for women — will be brought home during Vanderbilt University alumna and army reservist Martha Boyd‘s talk at Vanderbilt Wednesday, Feb. 23. Read More

Vanderbilt University students will learn about the evolution of the piano in rock music when one of the leading musicians in the field delivers a guest lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Read More

In 1989, Robert Egger abandoned his dream of opening a night club in favor of opening a soup kitchen to feed the homeless, and the DC Central Kitchen was born. Egger will talk about his experiences in the non-profit sector on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Vanderbilt. Read More

Performance artist and sexuality educator Annie Sprinkle will give a lecture Thursday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Belcourt Theatre located at 2102 Belcourt Ave. Read More

In a time of war for the United States, theological ethicist and author Sharon Welch is seeking out philosophies that will lead to enduring peace. Read More

New findings on how best to identify students with learning disabilities will be presented by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development members Donald Compton, Doug Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Read More

Vanderbilt archaeologist Arthur A. Demarest will give a public lecture on his efforts to restore a Maya royal palace in Guatemala and make it into an ecotourism resort run by the modern-day Maya villagers who live nearby for their economic benefit. The story that Demarest, who is the Ingram Professor of Anthropology, tells interweaves modern science, ancient mysteries and modern politics, including snake pits, death threats, looters and sacred midnight rituals. Read More

Vera Kutzinski, the new Martha Rivers Ingram Professor of English at Vanderbilt University, will be introduced to the community on Monday, Feb. 14, with an inaugural lecture in the rotunda of the Wyatt Center. Read More