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The Vanderbilt Debate Team attends the World Universities Debating Championship in Panama City, Panama
Jan. 28, 2025—Over winter break, The Vanderbilt Debate Team traveled to Panama City, Panama for the World Universities Debating Championship. This is an annual event where the top British Parliamentary Debate teams in the world compete for the title of world champion. At this competition, Vanderbilt debated schools from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South...
Department of Communication Studies Welcomes 2024-2025 Lambda Pi Eta Members
Nov. 20, 2024—Vanderbilt’s Department of Communication Studies recently inducted 15 members into its Delta Psi Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta. Lambda Pi Eta Director Dustin Wood and the rest of the Communication Studies faculty congratulate the following students – along with returning members Madelina Huffman, Annie Kraft, and Daniel Sak – for their academic excellence. 2024-2025 Inductees...
Dustin Wood’s Class Hosts “One Small Step” Workshop
Nov. 12, 2024—Conflict and communication breakdowns are often connected to poor listening. Perhaps this is unsurprising. Whether due to being distracted, jumping to conclusions, or thinking about how to respond to our interlocutor, many of us can struggle to be good listeners. Effective listening may prove especially challenging when we’re interacting with those who see the world...
Dustin Wood’s Class Visits Site of MLK Address
Sep. 20, 2024—The Civil Rights Movement has been described as a religious phenomenon. Many of the Movement’s leaders were ministers, and many more people were inspired to participate in the Movement due to their religious beliefs. While religion motivated many individuals to join the struggle for civil rights, most churches were hesitant to support the Movement at...
Department of Communication Studies Hosts the 2024 Houston Communication Symposium
Apr. 19, 2024—On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Department of Communication Studies hosted its annual Houston Communication Symposium. This event is named for Frank K. Houston, a Vanderbilt Student. in the 1930s, well before the University had a Communication Studies Department. However, Vanderbilt did have courses in public speaking, in which Houston was a student. An accomplished...
VU Spotlights CMST Graduating Senior Haley Bishop
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Dustin Wood’s Class Visits The Hermitage
Apr. 9, 2024—The People’s President or King Andrew? Andrew Jackson remains one of the most complex presidents in U.S. history. In his Jackson biography, American Lion, historian Jon Meacham writes, “[Jackson] was the most contradictory of men.” The same man who championed democracy for commoners and saved an Indian orphan from the battlefield was a slaveholder responsible...