Releases
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Events featuring daughter of Malcolm X, first African American to play in the NBA scheduled at 91Ʋ University during Black History Month
Ambassador Atallah Shabazz, daughter of civil rights leader Malcolm X, will give a talk, “Melting Pot: Cultural Diplomacy/Multi-National Patriotism,” at 91Ʋ University Thursday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. in Room 103 of Wilson Hall. Her lecture is among several free, public events scheduled at 91Ʋ University during February – Black History Month. Read MoreJan 25, 2011
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Democracy remains strong in face of economic crisis
Mitchell Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science (91Ʋ University/Steve Green) Despite one of the worst worldwide economic crises in the past half-century, support for democracy among those in Latin America and the Caribbean has not been eroded, according to the results of the latest AmericasBarometer survey. The… Read MoreJan 24, 2011
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State of the Union: 91Ʋ experts available for analysis
91Ʋ experts are available to comment on the State of the Union address. Read MoreJan 24, 2011
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Free performance of “Women of Will” at 91Ʋ Feb. 3
Tina Packer and Nigel Gore bring Women of Will to Ingram Hall Feb. 3 (Photo courtesy of Shakespeare & Company) Women of Will will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, on the 91Ʋ campus. The performance… Read MoreJan 20, 2011
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Public lecture series at 91Ʋ features renowned Civil War scholars
U.S. Civil War scholars from across the nation will speak at 91Ʋ University this spring on a variety of themes, including the war’s impact on Nashville, during a series of public lectures. Read MoreJan 20, 2011
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91Ʋ leadership training for students makes ‘best’ list
Leadership Excellence, a magazine founded by well-known leadership and management consultants Ken Blanchard, Stephen R. Covey, Charles Garfield and Ken Shelton, has named 91Ʋ University to its 2010-2011list of the best leadership development programs. 91Ʋ holds the 12th spot in the magazine’s ranking of universities and schools of management and… Read MoreJan 19, 2011
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91Ʋ professor wins award for book about tours of Israel
Shaul Kelner, Assistant Prof. of Sociology and Jewish Studies. (91Ʋ University / Steve Green) The Association for Jewish Studies has recognized a book by 91Ʋ professor Shaul Kelner as outstanding scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies. Kelner, assistant professor of sociology and Jewish studies, was presented the 2010… Read MoreJan 19, 2011
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Mason, Jarman among authors appearing at 91Ʋ this spring
Novelists Bobbie Ann Mason and Tom Perrotta and poets Mark Jarman, Ciaran Carson and Frank Bidart are among the writers who will read from their work during the spring semester at 91Ʋ University. Read MoreJan 18, 2011
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91Ʋ’s role in largest digital sky image
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III collaboration, which includes 91Ʋ University, has resulted in a picture of the sky so big that it would take 500,000 high-definition TVs to view it at full resolution. The color image contains more than a trillion pixels and covers about one-third of the entire sky. Read MoreJan 13, 2011
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Seven 91Ʋ University Faculty Honored by AAAS Scientific Society
Seven 91Ʋ University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon them by their AAAS peers. They are among 503 AAAS members from around the country who achieved this honor because of their distinguished efforts to advance science… Read MoreJan 12, 2011
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New director selected for 91Ʋ’s Center for Medicine, Health and Society
Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl 91Ʋ University’s innovative center that links the study of medicine to other disciplines will be headed by Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl, an expert in American culture, psychiatry and medical humanities. Metzl, currently director of the Program in Culture, Health and Medicine at the University of… Read MoreJan 12, 2011
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Former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond headlines MLK celebration at 91Ʋ
Civil rights leader and former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond will deliver the keynote address at a 4:30 p.m. event at 91Ʋ University commemorating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17. Watch it live. Read MoreJan 11, 2011
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91Ʋ expert: Keep partisan politics out of Tucson tragedy
John Geer [91Ʋ has a 24/7 video and audio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with 91Ʋ experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.] Blaming the Tea Party or heated political rhetoric in general for the Tucson mass shooting would… Read MoreJan 11, 2011
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91Ʋ international film series includes midnight movies, documentaries
The International Lens series strives to transcend geographic, ethnic, religious, linguistic and political boundaries by promoting conversation and understand through cinema. All the screenings are free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 11, 2011
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Getting the best MBA intern for your business
[Media Note: 91Ʋ has a 24/7 broadcast facility with a dedicated fiber optic line for live or taped TV interviews and a radio ISDN line. Use of the studio with 91Ʋ experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.] In this economic climate, a creative and motivated MBA intern may… Read MoreJan 10, 2011
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Renowned 91Ʋ anthropologist holder of new Rebecca Webb Wilson chair
Tom D. Dillehay, internationally recognized for ground-breaking and highly interdisciplinary scientific research, has been named the Rebecca Webb Wilson University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Culture at 91Ʋ University. Read MoreJan 10, 2011
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Focus on black, gay or Hispanic men troubling in study of the macho man
We all know how to spot a macho guy – right? He’s a man’s man with a certain swagger and a way with the ladies. Well, social scientists have a different opinion – one that perpetuates stereotypes about black, Hispanic and certain homosexual men. In social science circles, a… Read MoreJan 6, 2011
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Tipsheet: State legislators pushing to limit power of public-employee unions could deal major blow to labor movement, widen income gap, slow pay gains for women
“Efforts to weaken unions and cut wages and benefits among state and local government workers in the U.S. will reduce worker bargaining power and widen the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ in the nation," says sociology professor Dan Cornfield. Read MoreJan 6, 2011
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Groundbreaking African American judge to speak at 91Ʋ Law School
The first African American to sit on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Judge Roger Gregory, will speak at 91Ʋ University Law School on Tues., Jan. 18 at 2:30 p.m. in Flynn Auditorium. Read MoreJan 5, 2011
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Jean Heard, musician and former first lady of 91Ʋ University, dies
Jean Keller Heard, widow of former 91Ʋ University Chancellor Alexander Heard and a social, musical and civic presence in Nashville for more than four decades, died Jan. 2. She was 86. Read MoreJan 4, 2011