Speakers

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

The economics department at Vanderbilt University marks the establishment of its newest chair, the Joe L. Roby Chair of Economics, with a lecture on Nov. 17 by the chair's first holder, Eric Bond, professor of economics and a renowned international economist. Read More

What does the outcome of the 2004 presidential race ñ one that seemed to find the nation evenly yet definitively divided along regional and ideological lines ñ say about the overall narrative of the nation? Frank Rich, cultural critic and associate editor of The New York Times, will discuss "Culture Wars in an Election Year" on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Vanderbilt. Read More

The persuasive arguments for racial equality made by Haitian author and diplomat Antenor Firmin in his book L'Egalite des Races Humaines were roundly dismissed or ignored when he published it in 1885. Read More

Literature by Zora Neale Hurston and others can make a vital contribution to historians wishing to learn about those long misrepresented by traditional records, argues a historian who will speak at Vanderbilt University. Read More

The Rev. Peter J. Gomes, author of bestselling books about faith and widely regarded as one of America's most distinguished preachers, will deliver the 2004 Cole Lectures at Vanderbilt University on Nov. 4 and 5. Read More

Juvenile defenders from all 50 states, juvenile justice advocates and legal experts will convene in Nashville Oct. 22-24 for the national Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit. The summit is held in a different city each year and is co-sponsored this year by the Vanderbilt Child and Family Policy Center. Read More

One week before American voters decide whether to retain George W. Bush as president or make a change with Sen. John Kerry, political analyst and author Joe Klein will speak at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Carole Brookins, the World Bank's executive director for the United States, will speak about "Tennessee and the World Bank: Partners in Development" at Vanderbilt University on Oct. 20. Read More

The "down low" black male quickly became a cultural touchstone after the publication of On the Down Low by J.L. King and its subsequent promotion in the national print and television media. Read More

The longest continuous Holocaust lecture series at an American university begins its 27th year on Thursday, Oct. 21, at Vanderbilt University and will expand to consider genocides beyond those perpetrated by the Nazis. Read More