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Heard Libraries to explore the art of cartography Nov. 18–21
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will celebrate 2024 Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day with a series of events Nov. 18–21—including hands-on workshops, exhibits and discussions of rare maps, and a campus scavenger hunt—highlighting the significance and artistry of historical maps and map making. Read MoreNov 12, 2024
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Vanderbilt Programming Board Homecoming Blood Drive is Nov. 4–6
The annual Homecoming Blood Drive will take place Nov. 4–6, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read MoreOct 31, 2024
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Second weekend of Eco-Grief Performance Project showing Oct. 17–20
Another exciting weekend of performances exploring emotional responses to climate change will be the final event this semester sponsored by the Vanderbilt Eco-Grief Initiative. Experience mascots come to life, a revival of a beloved 1990s cartoon, a very tense focus group and some old-fashioned school spirit in these two plays developed in conversation with the Vanderbilt community. Read MoreOct 14, 2024
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Vanderbilt will hold second annual Free Speech Week Oct. 15–22
Free Speech Week will feature three student debates, a lecture by American Civil Liberties Union President Deborah Archer, and the inaugural Global Free Speech Summit, a two-day symposium with renowned national and international guests advancing efforts for free speech around the globe. Read MoreOct 10, 2024
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Heard Libraries exhibit celebrates the works of P.G. Wodehouse
A new exhibit at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries celebrates the rich world and colorful characters created by popular 20th-century British writer P.G. Wodehouse. “Blandings, Jeeves, and Psmith: The Worlds of P.G. Wodehouse,” curated by Special Collections and University Archives, commemorates the formal dedication of the P.G. Wodehouse Collection at Vanderbilt University. The exhibit is in the fourth-floor lobby of Central Library in wall cases stretching from the Reading Room to Suzie’s Food for Thought Café. Read MoreOct 2, 2024
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Project Safe: Celebrating 10 years of impact
On the 10th anniversary of its Project Safe Center, Vanderbilt celebrates a decade of transformative work in sexual misconduct prevention, education and support. Since its establishment as an independent center in 2014, Project Safe has become a cornerstone of the university’s commitment to fostering a safer, more inclusive campus community. Read MoreSep 30, 2024
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Learn how to stay secure during Cybersecurity Awareness Month
This month, let our tricks be your treat as we provide tips to help you stay proactive about digital privacy and security at Vanderbilt. Thanks for joining us for our upcoming series of activities, all culminating in our third annual Town Hall on Oct. 24. Read MoreSep 30, 2024
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Vanderbilt Opera Theatre presents new opera, Staggerwing, October 3 and 4
Vanderbilt Opera Theatre will present Staggerwing Thursday and Friday, October 3 and 4, 8:00 p.m. in Ingram Hall. The production marks the regional premiere of the new opera, composed by Lisa DeSpain with librettist Rachel J. Peters, which was workshopped in Vanderbilt’s inaugural Opera Lab in 2023. Read MoreSep 24, 2024
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First two plays of the Eco-Grief Performance Project showing this weekend, Sept. 26–29
Commissioned by the Eco-Grief Performance Project, a collaborative effort of the Science and Media Grand Challenge, the Theatre Department and the Curb Center, two plays are being performed Sept. 26-19; these works are expressions of complex emotions brought on by living in a changing climate. Read MoreSep 24, 2024
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Dialogue Vanderbilt and the Civil Discourse Lab launch new debate series, ‘Insight Debates,’ beginning Sept. 25
The first debate, 'Vanderbilt Insight Debate on Institutional Neutrality,' will be held on Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Seigenthaler Center Forum Room. The topic will delve into whether Vanderbilt should maintain its policy of institutional neutrality. Registration using your Vanderbilt email address is required to attend. Read MoreSep 18, 2024
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Vanderbilt University, Aspen Institute’s Weave Project explore “How To Heal a Divided America” this week
“How To Heal a Divided America” is a community-building exercise focused on knitting together diverse perspectives and lived experiences to better approach, analyze and address the societal problems of polarization and isolation facing our communities and the world. The event series, which is a partnership between the Aspen Institute’s Weave: The Social Fabric Project and Dialogue Vanderbilt, began Sept. 12 and will culminate on Sept. 19–20. Read MoreSep 16, 2024
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Vanderbilt to celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week Sept. 16–20
In collaboration with many campus partners, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs has curated a roster of events in celebration of the Vanderbilt postdoc community. Read MoreSep 12, 2024
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Robert Putnam, political scientist and author of ‘Bowling Alone,’ comes to Vanderbilt Sept. 19
Dialogue Vanderbilt is partnering with the Aspen Institute’s Weave Project to bring Robert Putnam to campus to explore “How to Heal a Divided America" on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 p.m. Read MoreSep 9, 2024
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Extraction/Interaction, the Curb Center’s fall exhibition, opens Sept. 9
Acid mine drainage. Digitally printed legal documents. Drone photographs. Core samples. Appalachian bituminous coal. The artists represented in Extraction/Interaction—the Curb Center’s fall exhibition—use these and other materials to create bodies of work that galvanize responses and resistance to the climate crisis. Featuring the work of Will Wilson, Eliza Evans and John Sabraw, Extraction/Interaction considers how climate grief can transform artistic practice into a mechanism for positive environmental impact. Read MoreSep 4, 2024
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Summer in Nashville: Vanderbilt’s guide to local events
Summer in Nashville is the perfect time to explore the city’s dynamic cultural scene. Vanderbilt University is proud to support numerous nonprofit and community organizations that provide activities and events throughout the season. From lively music festivals to bustling art markets, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Read MoreJun 17, 2024
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Vanderbilt College Democrats and Republicans to host debate series in fall 2024
Each month, from September through November, the College Democrats and College Republicans will face off in front of a public audience composed of students, faculty, staff and community members. Shortly after each of these debates, the Advocacy, Dialogue and Debate Lab will host an Agnon Dialogue, during which approximately 50 student participants will have the opportunity to make their case in front of and have their arguments tested by their peers. Read MoreApr 29, 2024
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Blair’s Kathryn Plummer celebrates 50 years of teaching and performing with May 4 concert
Vanderbilt Blair School of Music Professor of Viola Kathryn Plummer will celebrate 50 years of performing and teaching in a special concert, 3 p.m. May 4 in Turner Recital Hall. Read MoreApr 25, 2024
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Unity Project to host Salam Al-Marayati, president of Muslim Public Affairs Council, on April 22
Al-Marayati and Samar Ali, Unity Project co-chair, will explore the shared experiences of Muslim and Arab Americans and the ongoing crisis in Gaza in a timely and insightful conversation at noon on Monday, April 22, at the John Seigenthaler Center. This in-person event is limited to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff members; you must register using your Vanderbilt email address. Read MoreApr 9, 2024
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Education journalist to discuss partisan politics’ increasing influence on public schools April 9
National education reporter Laura Pappano will discuss her latest book, School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education (Beacon Press, 2024), at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries on Tuesday, April 9. In her book, Pappano draws on archival research as well as on-the-ground reporting to offer a nuanced view of how schools across the country have become lightning rods in the culture wars. Read MoreMar 22, 2024
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James Patterson to discuss his latest book, value of reading at Vanderbilt April 11
Bestselling author and Vanderbilt alum James Patterson will discuss his prolific writing career, support for literacy initiatives and the power of books and reading in a wide-ranging conversation at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, Dialogue Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy in collaboration with Parnassus Books, 'An Evening with James Patterson' will be moderated by former NBC News anchor and correspondent John M. Seigenthaler. The event is open to the public, but registration is required to attend. Read MoreMar 20, 2024