Speakers
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Vanderbilt women’s history professor consultant for HBO’s Iron Jawed Angels
Marjorie Spruill, a Vanderbilt expert on the woman suffrage movement, served as a historical consultant for the HBO film Iron Jawed Angels and will be available for interviews at tonight's 6 p.m. screening at the Opry Mills Regal Cinema. Read MoreFeb 12, 2004
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Oscar-nominated film Spellbound at Vanderbilt’s Sarratt Cinema Feb. 18-21, Film’s producer to speak following Feb. 18, 19 showings
Los Angeles-based film producer Sean Welch rolls into Nashville Feb. 18 and 19 for showings of his Academy Award-nominated documentary Spellbound at Vanderbilt University's Sarratt Cinema. Read MoreFeb 11, 2004
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Former Congressman J.C. Watts to discuss media’s influence on 2004 election, CNN political analysts Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala also to appear at Vanderbilt’s Impact
With Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry poised to win the Democratic presidential nomination-and polls showing his "electability" the chief factor in winning him a majority of votes-how should the Bush administration begin to mount its defense of the White House in November? Read MoreFeb 11, 2004
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Preaching with authority topic of community breakfast, John McClure of Vanderbilt to speak
To be effective, contemporary preachers need to reach a generation raised to question authority at every turn. Read MoreFeb 10, 2004
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Rutgers professor to speak at Vanderbilt on race and disease
Cancer was considered a disease that primarily struck women and Anglo-Americans at the beginning of the 20th century. By 1999, it appeared to have crossed the color and sex lines to become ever more deadly to men and minorities. Read MoreFeb 9, 2004
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Influence of media on 2004 election topic of Vanderbilt’s Impact Symposium, J.C. Watts, Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala among scheduled speakers for lecture series’ 40th year
In an age of instant polling, Internet chatter and the 24-hour news cycle, what influence will the media have on the 2004 presidential election? Read MoreFeb 6, 2004
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Anita Hill lecture at Vanderbilt University canceled
A Feb. 12 lecture by Anita Hill at Vanderbilt University was canceled on Tuesday by Hill because of an illness in her family. Read MoreFeb 3, 2004
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Chicago professor to lead Vanderbilt seminar on womanist theology, Feb. 7 event is open to public
A seminar on womanist theology and the black church experience will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreJan 28, 2004
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Founder of math curriculum aimed at helping disadvantaged students delivers annual Southhall Lecture at Vanderbilt University
Robert P. Moses, founder of the Algebra Project, will speak at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Rotunda of the Faye and Joe Wyatt Center on the Peabody campus. Read MoreJan 28, 2004
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Expert panel to debate Internet downloading at Vanderbilt, Public Enemy’s Chuck D among the panelists
Veteran rap artist Chuck D will be among a panel of experts from both sides of the Internet downloading debate featured in an upcoming Vanderbilt University event. Read MoreJan 20, 2004
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How to rebuild Iraq to be discussed at Vanderbilt Law School, Reinhart and Merrett to share firsthand experiences
Constitution building and reconstruction in Iraq will be the subject of a Vanderbilt University Law School symposium beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23. The two speakers, Judge Gilbert S. Merritt and Kevin Reinhart, each spent time working in Iraq in the summer of 2003. Read MoreJan 19, 2004
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Vanderbilt author to speak about muckraking journalists, Cecelia Tichi is author of Exposes and Excess: Muckraking in America 1900/2000
Vanderbilt University professor Cecelia Tichi, author of ExposÈs and Excess: Muckraking in America 1900/2000, will speak about the comeback of muckraking journalism at two Nashville events. Read MoreJan 16, 2004
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Lecture series on legacy of philosopher John Rawls continues at Vanderbilt, Rawls friend and critic Michael Sandel to speak on Jan. 26
A lecture series at Vanderbilt University examining the legacy of John Rawls, considered by many to be the most important philosopher of the 20th century, next features his most prominent critic. Read MoreJan 13, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Drunk-driving victim encourages others to "Make the Right Choice" in Vanderbilt address
Brandon Silveria knows firsthand the perils of drinking and driving. At age 17, after drinking a couple of beers at a high school party and then getting behind the wheel of his car, Silveria was involved in a near-fatal crash that left him comatose for three months. What followed were a grueling three-year rehabilitation and permanent speech and walking disabilities. Read MoreJan 13, 2004
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National political correspondent, best-selling author to headline Vanderbilt University’s 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series Jan. 19-27
Juan Williams, best-selling author and senior correspondent for National Public Radio's "Morning Edition," will deliver the keynote address for Vanderbilt University's 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series Jan. 19-27. Read MoreJan 7, 2004
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Drunk-driving victim encourages others to "Make the Right Choice" in Vanderbilt address
Brandon Silveria knows firsthand the perils of drinking and driving. At age 17, after drinking a couple of beers at a high school party and then getting behind the wheel of his car, Silveria was involved in a near-fatal crash that left him comatose for three months. What followed were a grueling three-year rehabilitation and permanent speech and walking disabilities. Read MoreDec 31, 2003
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Infant development expert to speak at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
How much do babies understand about the world around them? More than we ever expected, Harvard researcher and national expert on infant development Elizabeth Spelke discovered. Spelke will discuss infant development and what it reveals about the origins of human knowledge in her lecture Thursday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. Read MoreDec 1, 2003
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Biographer of Eleanor Roosevelt to speak at Vanderbilt University
Blanche Wiesen Cook, biographer of Eleanor Roosevelt, will speak at Vanderbilt University at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Read MoreNov 21, 2003
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Legacy of philosopher John Rawls subjects of lecture series at Vanderbilt, Ronald Dworkin kicks off series with talk about ‘Rawls and Legal Theory’
A lecture series at Vanderbilt University will be the first since the death of John Rawls to examine the legacy of the most important political philosopher of the 20th century. Read MoreNov 20, 2003
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The Rev. Bernice King to speak at Vanderbilt University
A Vanderbilt University lecture series dedicated in 2003 and 2004 to examining the concepts of ownership of ideas, Internet ethics and the right of privacy will bring the daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to campus to speak. Read MoreNov 14, 2003