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Claire Sisco King, professor of communication studies, quoted. Read More

“Better Living in Eichlerville: California Modernism’s Influence on Apple” Friday, February 27th, 2026 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities This talk studies a set of Californian suburban tract housing developments built by Joseph Eichler during the 1950s-1970s. Working with architects… Read More

Research from Joshua Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, and TzuFeng Huang, graduate student, cited. Read More

Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this piece. Read More

Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, quoted. Read More

Jefferson Cowie, John L. Siegenthaler, Jr. Professor and professor of history, quoted. Read More

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Joe Rife has been elected a Corresponding Member of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, the research institution under Germany’s Federal Foreign Office with several branches located globally. The position is a rare honor bestowed on select foreign scholars. In Joe’s case the membership recognizes his ongoing and… Read More

Research from Lt. Gen. Charlie “Tuna” Moore, Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Political Science, and Brett Goldstein, research professor of engineering science and management, cited. Read More

The department is delighted to share that Chiara Sulprizio is the recipient of the inaugural Silver Public Engagement Award for the 2024-25 academic year from the Archaeological Institute of America’s Outreach & Education Committee. This award recognizes the broad and important range of… Read More

Paul Kramer, associate professor of history, quoted. Read More

Students interested in auditioning for roles for the R.U. Robot spring production have two audition slots available. Wednesday, January 21, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 22, 2:30-4:30 p.m. If you cannot make either of these times, but would like to audition, email the director, Leah Lowe.  … Read More

“Horace Pippin and the Historical Medium of Wood” Susan Scott Parrish (University of Michigan) Friday, February 13, 2026 10 a.m.12 p.m. Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities In this talk, Parrish will focus upon Horace Pippin (1888-1946), a self-taught modernist painter and “pyrographer” who… Read More

Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, interviewed. Read More

Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, quoted. Read More

Claire Sisco King, professor of communication studies, quoted. Read More

Brett Goldstein, research professor of engineering science and management, and Brett Benson, associate professor of political science, authored this piece. Read More

Jon Meacham, Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Professor and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science, authored this piece. Read More

Daniel Cornfield, professor of sociology, quoted. Read More

The Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice and Vanderbilt Divinity School will host a showing of THE MUD followed by a discussion with the director and Vanderbilt faculty. THE MUD is an art film made in Kuttanad, Kerala, India that follows the life of a school-age protagonist, Joseph,… Read More

John Capra, associate professor of biological sciences, quoted. Read More