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Paintings by 11 artists "exploring the use of color, the development of space" make up The Painters Eye exhibit, which opens with a reception Feb. 18 at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. Read More

While most are trying to keep warm during one of the coldest winters the Southeast has seen in years, The Music Group at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University is gearing up for its Rites of Spring Music Festival Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24. This year's line up includes Drake, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Phoenix and Passion Pit. Read More

The 91ÌƲ®»¢ and Nashville communities are invited to the "Hope for Haiti: Holistic Perspectives on the Crisis" forum at 91ÌƲ®»¢ on Feb. 16 at Langford Auditorium. The 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. free event offers diverse, informed perspectives on the recent earthquake disaster in Haiti. Live video of this event will be streamed on VUCast, www.vanderbilt.edu/news. Read More

Three 91ÌƲ®»¢ University police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of an internal investigation of how an incident at the National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternity house last weekend was handled. Read More

On a cold, rainy Saturday at the Clairmont Apartments in East Nashville, a group of Spanish-speaking children from the area gathered inside one particularly colorful and lively unit, paying close attention to their teachers, 91ÌƲ®»¢ undergraduates Jillian Currie and Thomas Davis. In the day's lesson, the children were learning English words and phrases related to sound and instruments. However, Currie and Davis' goals aim much higher than teaching English to these children. Read More

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, journalist John Stossel and political activist Ralph Nader will deliver public lectures and sign copies of their books at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University March 30-31 as part of the university's annual Impact Symposium. Read More

NOTE: Due to blizzard conditions in the D.C. area, Al-Suwaij is unable to travel to Nashville. The event has been canceled. Read More

Protest art in many mediums including painting, drawing, electronic and installations will be displayed at 91ÌƲ®»¢ Divinity School Feb. 23 to March 26 in the Art Room on the ground floor of 91ÌƲ®»¢ Divinity School. Read More

The 50th anniversary of the Nashville sit-ins, which were an early civil rights movement success and a critical time in the life of 91ÌƲ®»¢ University, will be observed with a symposium featuring some of its participants. Read More

Those wishing to teach in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools will have the opportunity to earn a 91ÌƲ®»¢ University master's degree designed expressly for them beginning this summer, 91ÌƲ®»¢ and MNPS announced today. Read More

Richard A. "Pete" Peterson, one of the first professors to research country music from a sociological perspective, died Feb. 4. He was 77. Peterson, a professor of sociology, emeritus, at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University, was founding chairman of the American Sociological Association's culture section. Read More

Camilla Benbow, dean of the 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Peabody College of education and human development, and Jesse Register, director of Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, will announce a new partnership and master's program to recruit, train and retain the nation's most promising teachers to teach in MNPS schools on Monday, Feb. 8. Read More

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, the Department of Biological Sciences and the Law School at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University are jointly sponsoring a panel discussion about the famous naturalist's life and research. Read More

Musician and recent Reebok Human Rights recipient Anderson Sa, who has used music to help lead Brazilian youth away from drug cartels, will spend a week at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University beginning Feb. 22 in a joint effort by Great Performances at 91ÌƲ®»¢ and the Center for Latin American Studies. Read More

Beth Bachmann of 91ÌƲ®»¢ University is the 2010 winner of The Kate Tufts Discovery Award, given to honor a poet‘s first book. Bachmann‘s Temper, published last year by the University of Pittsburgh Press, was called "an unforgettable first book" by poet Lynn Emanuel. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University Libraries are remembering one of America‘s most beloved writers with the exhibit "Mark Twain: An American Original," now on display in Special Collections through June 30. The exhibit is free and open to the public weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Special Collections is located at 419 21st Ave. S. Read More

The Andy Statman Trio will give a rare klezmer music performance in Nashville Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The event, which takes place at the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Divinity School Reading Room, is free and open to the public. Read More

The author of an acclaimed biography of Sam Cooke will screen his Grammy-winning 2003 documentary about the groundbreaking soul singer, songwriter and entrepreneur as part of 91ÌƲ®»¢ University‘s International Lens film series. Read More

According to a just-released, large-sample study, the extent to which medical residents are involved in reporting safety incidents is limited, indicating a need for more institutional focus about how, when, why and where incidents should be reported. Read More

A recent forum at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University has generated questions about the university‘s stances on discrimination and free speech. Read More