Speakers
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Professor discusses failures of integration, America’s struggle with race and class at Vanderbilt University lecture
Georgetown University law professor Sheryll Cashin will give a talk, "The Failures of Integration: America's Struggle with Race and Class 50 Years After Brown v. Board of Education," Friday, April 23, at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreApr 19, 2004
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center guest speaker to discuss new possibilities for early identification and intervention for learning disabilities
Do dyslexia, ADHD and speech and language disorders occur jointly in some children because of a shared genetic cause? Bruce Pennington, Ph.D., a world-renowned geneticist, will address this question in a lecture in the series on development and developmental disabilities on Thursday, April 8, at 4 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. Read MoreApr 6, 2004
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Journaling and empathy can produce better doctors; Dr. Rita Charon speaks on ‘Narrative Medicine’ on April 13 at Vanderbilt
The healing process goes better when doctors are more reflective about their feelings and take the time to better know their patients, says a speaker coming to Vanderbilt University as part of a program studying "Medicine, Health and Society." Read MoreMar 25, 2004
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Roots of William Shakespeare subject of Vanderbilt lecture; Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to speak
An expert on William Shakespeare will share research into the beginnings of the greatest writer in Western civilization during a lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 25, 2004
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Media scholar looks at copyright issues during upcoming Vanderbilt address
A cultural historian and media scholar will address the Vanderbilt community on the subject of copyright and scholarship on Monday, April 5. Read MoreMar 19, 2004
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Vanderbilt professor to discuss role of religion in presidential campaign, Community breakfast lecture set for April 2
A Vanderbilt professor says that Republicans and Democrats fail to understand the religious community in the United States, therefore bobbling a potentially powerful factor in the 2004 presidential election. Read MoreMar 19, 2004
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Judge Damon J. Keith reflects on race in society during upcoming Vanderbilt lecture
Damon J. Keith will draw on his experience as a long-serving judge on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to discuss the state of race relations in American society during an upcoming Vanderbilt University address. Read MoreMar 18, 2004
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Lecturer to suggest common ground for drug companies and their critics, "Ethics and the Pharmaceutical Industry" lecture is March 31
The argument between the pharmaceutical industry and consumer advocates seems like a dead end. Read MoreMar 17, 2004
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Sarah Weddington, advocate for women’s issues, to speak at Vanderbilt, Successfully argued landmark Roe v. Wade case before U.S. Supreme Court in 1973
Sarah Weddington, a nationally known attorney and advocate for women, will speak at Vanderbilt University on Tuesday, April 6. Read MoreMar 17, 2004
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Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College to commemorate, take new look at historic Brown v. Board decision at public conference
A multidisciplinary group of policy makers, researchers and practitioners will meet Friday, April 2, at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education to discuss the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. Read MoreMar 11, 2004
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Jewish community in Spain topic of Vanderbilt Lecture, Silvia Planas Marce visits on March 25
A Jewish community that thrived in Spain in the Middle Ages and served as a center for the Cabala movement will be explored during a lecture this month at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 11, 2004
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Emilie M. Townes to speak on spirituality at Vanderbilt University, Thirtieth Antoinette Brown Lecture set for March 25
Deep spirituality can encompass all of one's life and overcome social patterns of domination and subordination that cause much misery, believes Emilie M. Townes, who speaks this month at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 10, 2004
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Loyalty to something beyond a paycheck, Cal Turner Program sponsors lecture by William May
Doctors are expected to have an allegiance to the Hippocratic Oath, principles that can conflict with the goal of making profits. Accountants and lawyers are supposed to be dedicated to the truth, even if it adversely affects their bottom line. Read MoreMar 9, 2004
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Curb Center conference to explore how cultural policy is set, March 19 event is open to public
Cultural policy in the United States is set largely-and inadvertently-by federal agencies pursuing other goals. Read MoreMar 8, 2004
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Vanderbilt’s Belton honored for lifetime of contributions to the law
Robert Belton, professor of law at Vanderbilt University Law School, was honored with the prestigious Z. Alexander Looby Lifetime Achievement Award at the Napier-Looby Bar Foundation's third annual Barristers Banquet and Awards Program on Feb. 19 in Nashville. Read MoreFeb 27, 2004
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Mo Rocca, self-proclaimed media gadfly, to appear at Vanderbilt
Mo Rocca, who first gained attention as a political correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, will appear at Vanderbilt on Monday, March 1. Read MoreFeb 20, 2004
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Judy Chicago, pioneer of women’s art movement, to speak at Vanderbilt, Feb.26 presentation in conjunction with exhibit at Sarratt Gallery
Judy Chicago, author, feminist, educator and mother figure of the women's art movement, will present "At Home in Kentucky" on Thursday, Feb. 26, at Vanderbilt's Sarratt Student Center. Read MoreFeb 19, 2004
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Inaugural lecture by Vanderbilt philosopher John J. Stuhr set for Feb. 26
Philosopher John J. Stuhr will mark his return to Vanderbilt University on Thursday, Feb. 26, with an inaugural lecture that explores the repercussions of compartmentalizing philosophy from the rest of education and life. Read MoreFeb 18, 2004
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center guest lecturer explores the role of genetics in antisocial behavior
Are violent people born that way, or are they products of their environments? Terrie Moffitt, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin and King's College, London, will discuss the role genetics plays in antisocial behavior on Thursday, March 4, at 4 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. Read MoreFeb 17, 2004
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National expert on black fraternities and sororities to speak at Vanderbilt
Do black fraternities and sororities play a significant role in African-American culture? What contributions do these organizations make to life on college campuses? Walter Kimbrough, a national expert on black Greek organizations, will discuss the history and traditions of black Greek life during a lecture at Vanderbilt University on Monday, Feb. 23. Read MoreFeb 13, 2004