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Vanderbilt joins Global Urban Humanities Network of Scholars and Practitioners
Apr. 28, 2025—Vanderbilt University has joined the Urban Humanities Network (UHN) as a consortium campus, solidifying the university’s place among leading institutions at the forefront of urban humanities scholarship. Established in 2022, UHN unites universities, organizations, and researchers dedicated to interdisciplinary study within the urban humanities, which operates at the nexus of humanities, urbanism, and design. To...
Dr. Dustin Wood’s Class Tours The Hermitage
Apr. 9, 2025—“I hope to meet you all in heaven, both Black and White.” According to Hannah, one of the enslaved persons by Andrew Jackson’s bedside, these were the last words of the former president before he died in his bedroom at The Hermitage. This account ofJackson’s final moments is one of many stories that can be...
Cynthia Erivo speaks at sold out 2025 Impact Symposium, Dr. Claire Sisco King, Associate Professor of Communication Studies Moderate
Apr. 8, 2025—Erivo discussed mental health, dream roles and marathon training at Langford Auditorium on April 3. Vanderbilt Programming Board concluded the 2025 Impact Symposium with a conversation with actress Cynthia Erivo in Langford Auditorium on April 3. Known for both her stage and screen work, Erivo most recently portrayed Elphaba in the movie adaptation of “Wicked.”...
The Department of Communication Studies Presents: Care and Triage in Racial Capitalism: Oprah Winfrey and Branded Philanthropy
Mar. 18, 2025—Guest speaker Roopali Mukherjee, Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Monday, March 24th at 5 PM in the Martha Ingram Commons Center, Room 237