Betty Nixon, Nashville business, civic leader, dies at age 80
Perhaps best known for her advocacy for Nashville neighborhoods in the face of unprecedented growth, longtime Nashville trailblazer Betty Chiles Nixon has passed away at home following her battle with...
View ArticleWomen in Athletic Leadership forum held at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University hosted a special roundtable featuring influential women in collegiate and professional athletics on Sunday, Oct. 23. Five established and highly successful women administrators...
View ArticleAfrican American religious historian to give Harrod Lecture
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dennis C. Dickerson, a Vanderbilt University history professor whose areas of expertise include African American religious history and the history of the U.S. civil rights movement,...
View ArticleKimberlé Crenshaw to explore justice and democracy during annual Vanderbilt...
Vanderbilt University will explore themes of justice and democracy during their annual MLK Day Commemoration event to be held between Friday, Jan. 13 and Tuesday, Jan. 17. The theme for this year’s...
View ArticlePerry Wallace ‘celebration of life’ set for Feb. 19 at Vanderbilt
A celebration of the life for Perry Wallace is scheduled for 11 am, Feb. 19, at Benton Chapel on the Vanderbilt University campus. The event is open to the public. Benton Chapel is located at 411 21st...
View ArticleVanderbilt screens film about first Black president
The Man, the historic fictional film starring James Earl Jones as the first African American to serve as President, will be screened and discussed at the Vanderbilt Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural...
View ArticleCole, Bateson discuss lives, legacies at Scarritt-Bennett
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole and Dr. Mary Catherine Bateson will present ‘Living a Legacy: A Conversation Between Friends’ at Scarritt-Bennett Center on Saturday, March 16, from 6-8 pm. The women will...
View ArticleThree peace leaders headline Vanderbilt’s Impact Symposium
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and former Sen. George Mitchell, who served as U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace from 2009 to 2011, will appear at Vanderbilt University on Monday, March...
View ArticleMann joins First Tennessee as Community Development, Revitalization Coordinator
First Tennessee Bank announced today that Lethia Swett Mann has joined the bank as the new community development and revitalization coordinator for Middle Tennessee. In this role, Mann will lead...
View ArticleVanderbilt University holds Impact Symposium
Vanderbilt University’s Impact Symposium, one of the oldest university lecture series of its caliber in the nation, this year features best-selling author Azar Nafisi, Black Lives Matter activist and...
View ArticleTSU continues implementation of security plan with new police chief, other...
Tennessee State University is continuing to implement its 10-Point Safety Enhancement Plan with the hiring of a new police chief and additional safety measures. University officials have announced that...
View ArticleCampus rape
Lately the media has been inundated with sexual assault allegations occurring on college campuses. This is a taboo subject that has plagued numerous college campuses for years. While the rape case at...
View ArticleSoledad O’Brien highlights Vanderbilt Commencement
Vanderbilt University’s Class of 2016 will get timely and wise advice from journalist Soledad O’Brien during their Commencement and Senior Day activities May 11th through the 13th. Vanderbilt...
View ArticleStacey Abrams brings wisdom and inspiration to Vanderbilt
Stacey Abrams, minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011-2017) and Democratic nominee for 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election visited Nashville’s Vanderbilt University this week. On...
View ArticleVanderbilt hosts Astronaut Mae Jemison and NFL Attorney A.A. Birch, III
Over the coming few weeks, two very influential African Americans will be hosted by Vanderbilt University. One is the first African American woman to travel into space, and the other is a leading...
View ArticleNMAAM Sixth Annual Celebration of Legends Gala
The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) presented George Clinton, Doug E. Fresh and Gloria Gaynor with the Rhapsody & Rhythm Award at the museum’s sixth Celebration of Legends Gala on...
View ArticleNational Museum of African American Music names major private-sector donations
The National Museum of African American Music has received more than $5.5 million in new private-sector investments over the last 30 days. NMAAM now has less than $10 million to raise to complete its...
View ArticleMonáe, Salaam emphasize the interconnectedness of storytelling and truth in...
Stories have the power to bring truth to light, amplify inclusive narratives and shape the future, according to two storytellers who shared the stage at Vanderbilt University on Sunday. Janelle Monáe,...
View ArticlePartisanship shapes Tennesseans’ coronavirus views: Vanderbilt Poll
The partisanship of Tennesseans strongly influences their views on COVID-19, according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll-Tennessee. The poll also found that economic worries abound as Tennesseans feel the...
View ArticleTSU, Vanderbilt partner with national initiative bringing engineering to...
Tennessee State University is collaborating with Vanderbilt University in a national initiative to bring engineering to area high schools. Engineering for US All, or E4USA, a National Science...
View ArticleBelmont, other local colleges partner to celebrate democracy
Music City will welcome the eyes of the nation Sept. 22 with “Rock the Vote at Belmont University: Nashville Colleges Celebrate Democracy,” a 90-minute concert event to promote voter registration prior...
View ArticleVanderbilt-Fisk collaboration profiles careers of highly successful Black...
Raquelle K. Bostow, Mellon postdoctoral scholar at Vanderbilt University, and a team of six undergraduate students from Fisk University have created the digital retrospective ‘Women of Rosenwald:...
View ArticleHistorical marker honoring early African American sculptor unveiled at Museum...
A new historical marker has been erected in the Edgehill neighborhood, honoring a local artist. On Saturday, Mayor John Cooper was joined by Sen. Brenda Gilmore, Rep. John Ray Clemmons, and other...
View ArticleVanderbilt project on Unity and American Democracy aims to heal societal...
After months of exploring how higher education could play a meaningful and active role to bridge long-standing partisan fissures, Vanderbilt University has launched the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and...
View ArticleAcclaimed novelist Dinaw Mengestu speaks at Vanderbilt’s 2021 MLK Day...
Ethiopian American novelist Dinaw Mengestu, known for his powerful and personal depictions of the immigrant experience and perspectives on the American dream, will be the keynote speaker for Vanderbilt...
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