Speakers

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

Smaller than molecules, smaller than atoms, smaller than the sub-atomic particles that make up atoms — is string. Undetectably small, vibrating loops of string, to be exact. It‘s this string — the smallest of all the building blocks — that composes all matter in the universe, according to Brian Greene, a leading physicist and upcoming speaker in the Chancellor‘s Lecture Series at Vanderbilt University. Read More

How do children‘s relationships with siblings affect their overall social development? Family researcher Susan McHale, professor of human development at Pennsylvania State University, will discuss her research on the impact of sibling relationships on family dynamics at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development Thursday, Feb. 3, at 4 p.m. Read More

Baseball pioneer Buck O‘Neil will speak about the legacy of the Negro Leagues during a lecture at Vanderbilt University on Monday, Feb. 7, as part of Vanderbilt‘s commemoration of Black History Month. Read More

A panel of Nashville leaders will lead a town hall meeting-style discussion of minority issues on Thursday, Feb. 3, as part of Black History Month events at Vanderbilt University. Read More

In the post-Sept. 11 world, security has become a more imperative and complex issue that spans across national borders. Read More

Bruce Rogow will relate his 40 years‘ experience practicing First Amendment law in the South to the role of the First Amendment in contemporary life during an upcoming Vanderbilt University address. Read More

How can the behaviors of low-income first-time mothers be changed to improve the lives of at-risk newborns? David Olds, professor of pediatrics, psychiatry and preventative medicine at the University of Colorado Health Center, will speak about simple strategies that make a positive difference in the lives of these mothers and their children at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development Thursday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m. Read More

With nearly 30 books in print encompassing the mystery, suspense, science fiction, romance and children‘s genres, author James Patterson is virtually a household name. Local fans will have the opportunity to hear the prolific writer speak when he comes to Vanderbilt on Jan. 20 for the first Chancellor‘s Lecture of 2005. Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ñ Bernice Johnson Reagon, a renowned scholar and artist in African-American cultural music and history, will deliver the keynote address for Vanderbilt University‘s 2005 Martin Luther King Commemorative Series Jan. 17-27. Read More

Madison Smartt Bell, a Middle Tennessee native who recently published the last of a trilogy of novels about the Haitian revolution, will read at Vanderbilt University from his book The Stone That the Builder Refused. Read More