…was made last night as it became apparent that for the first time in history an African American, Sen. Barack Obama, would be the presidential nominee for one of the nation’s major parties. Read Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer’s insights on the news in the Sacramento Bee, Miami Herald, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Carpetbagger [...]
The coolest Vanderbilt event happening today isn’t on campus but in D.C. Lessons learned from Robert F. Kennedy’s run for the White House in 1968, and his overall career, are the topic of a forum at the Newseum co-hosted by Vanderbilt underway right now (go to C-SPAN to watch).
The forum, “To Seek a Newer World: [...]
From Serious Popcorn, the blog of media critic Martha Bayles, comes a discussion of a recent forum for Congressional and federal agency staff hosted by Vanderbilt’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy in D.C. on the export of American films and the tight relationship between Hollywood and Washington that facilitates it. Bayles’ post [...]
From our D.C. office:
Next week, the House of Representatives is planning to consider a massive rewrite of the Higher Education Act (H.R. 4137, the so-called College Opportunity and Affordability Act). Over the last four years, Vanderbilt has joined with its peer institutions and national higher education associations to help shape this legislation. In addition to [...]
Tune in to VUCast at 5:30 p.m. CST today to watch live streaming video of a panel discussion at Vanderbilt by the Iraqi judges who presided over the Anfal genocide proceedings.
The Iraqi dignitaries will provide analysis of the case, which led to the conviction of the infamous Chemical Ali, today at the Vanderbilt Law School. [...]
Read this op-ed by Jim Guthrie, professor of education and public policy in Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education on human development, calling for higher expectations of Tennessee students by teachers, administrators, policy makers and parents. “Tennessee expects too little of its students. Consequently, our students learn too little. This is not opinion. This [...]
For the second year in a row, a former Vanderbilt student has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee announced this morning that Al Gore, former vice president, Oscar-winner and of course former Vanderbilt student will share this year’s prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for his tremendous leadership over the last [...]
Former Brazilian President Ferando Cardoso spoke at Vanderbilt last night, continuing the fascinating 60-year relationship the university has with his country. Read that story here, and watch the video on VUCast.
With the help of our friends at ITS, video of the entire 2007 Holocaust lecture series (absent the one film that will be shown) will be streamed live on VUCast. The series, which marks its 30th year this year and is the longest running Holocaust lecture series at an American university, begins Oct. 14. Get [...]
Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, director of the Vanderbilt Program in African American and Diaspora Studies, is set to testify Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Washington before the Congressional Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce on the topic of “From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degrading Images.” The hearings will begin at 10 a.m. in Room 2123 [...]
