Speakers

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Douglas A. Blackmon will deliver the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture on Jan. 19 at the Vanderbilt Law School. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 3:30 pm in Flynn Auditorium. Read More

A workshop on transformational leadership will be held Jan. 16 at Vanderbilt University. The public is invited to the 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. event in the reading room of Vanderbilt Divinity School, 411 21st Ave. S. Read More

Khaled Hosseini, author of bestselling books The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, will receive Vanderbilt University's prestigious Nichols-Chancellor's Medal in May 2010 when he will address graduating seniors and their families during Senior Day. Read More

Watch video of a Nov. 13 talk by Rachel Dwyer - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London - part of ISSS International Education Week. Read More

Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times and puzzle master on NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday," will give a public talk at Vanderbilt University Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. Read More

Ricardo Lagos, a former Chilean president whose administration achieved strong economic growth while adopting democratic and social reforms, will address current issues facing Latin America during an Oct. 1 lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Dhavan V. Shah, an expert on the social psychology of media influence on political judgment, will examine the impact of new media in his presentation "Network Nation: How Campaign Ads and the Internet Shape Participation" on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 4:10 p.m. at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Tiki Barber, retired NFL Pro Bowl running back, philanthropist and NBC correspondent, will speak at Vanderbilt University's Langford Auditorium Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. Read More

The Nazca Lines are an enigma. The strange geometric shapes and animals carved into the land were first spotted in the Peruvian desert south of Lima in the 1930s when commercial airlines began flying over them. Read More

Vanderbilt graduates along with their family and friends will gather for the annual Senior Day address - this year by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin - indoors in Memorial Gymnasium. The 10 a.m. Thursday, May 7, address was originally scheduled for Alumni Lawn, but rainy weather during the past week made it necessary to move the event indoors. Vanderbilt officials wanted to allow time for Alumni Lawn to dry out and to avoid damage before Friday's outdoor Commencement. Read More

The role and potential ordination of women in the Roman Catholic Church is the subject of a lecture at Vanderbilt University on Monday, May 11, by scholar Gary Macy, who has written a book on the topic. Read More

Vanderbilt graduates along with their family and friends will gather for the annual Senior Day address - this year by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin - indoors in Memorial Gymnasium. Read More

Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will address graduating seniors and their families during Vanderbilt University's Senior Class Day Thursday, May 7, at 10 a.m. on Alumni Lawn. The event, which starts with a ceremonial walk through the gates of the university at 9:30 a.m., is held the day before the university's commencement exercises. Read More

Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will receive Vanderbilt University's prestigious Nichols-Chancellor's Medal on May 7, when she will address graduating seniors and their families during Senior Day. Read More

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Israeli legislator Natan Sharansky will deliver public lectures at Vanderbilt University March 17-18 as part of the university's annual Impact Symposium. Read More

The son of the namesake of The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions at Vanderbilt Divinity School will speak during a Feb. 26 breakfast about lessons learned from a leadership challenge. Read More

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Israeli legislator Natan Sharansky will deliver public lectures at Vanderbilt University March 17-18 as part of the university's annual Impact Symposium. Read More

Vanderbilt University's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center will host a series of free, public lunchtime discussions led by academic leaders in celebration of Black History Month. Read More

A lecture by Dhavan Shah scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt University has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions affecting Shah's travel. It will be rescheduled. Read More

In a poor economic climate riddled with corporate scandals, good leadership can be hard to find. The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions at Vanderbilt University will present a workshop about "Personal Responsibility and Moral Leadership in the Professions" on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 8 a.m. to noon in the Vanderbilt Divinity School's Reading Room. Read More