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91ÌƲ®»¢ University will host a conference to encourage black church leaders, scholars and divinity students to create a dialogue about contemporary challenges facing the ministry of black churches. The Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies at the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Divinity School will present "Preparing Prophets and Priests for the Black Church Tradition" Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. All sessions are free and open to the public. Read More

Former U.S. Rep. and Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. has been appointed visiting professor of public policy at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University and will teach a class on American political leadership. Read More

Nearly 10 percent of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) victims have mutations or variations in genes associated with potentially lethal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to two newly published studies involving 91ÌƲ®»¢ researchers. Read More

There will be a lot of drama on the 91ÌƲ®»¢ University campus each day at high noon during the week of Jan. 22. Read More

A new organization to assist black women pursue careers in philosophy has been launched at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University through a five-year pilot program. Read More

Two business professionals are taking charge of essential parts of the Owen Graduate School of Management. John Roeder has been promoted to Owen‘s director of admissions and Joyce Rothenberg is now director of Owen‘s Career Management Center. Read More

Monica Gibson, a 91ÌƲ®»¢ University graduate student working on her master‘s in public policy at Peabody College, has been offered an internship at the U.S. mission to UNESCO in Paris. She will be one of two American interns serving this spring. Read More

Poet and novelist Richard Katrovas will read from his upcoming memoir The Years of Smashing Bricks at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Read More

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Constance Rice, co-founder and co-director of The Advancement Project, a public policy and legal action group, has cancelled her speaking engagement at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University on Monday, Jan. 15. Read More

Raymond DuBois Jr., M.D., Ph.D., will leave his position as director of the 91ÌƲ®»¢-Ingram Cancer Center later this year to return to his native Texas as provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Read More

Christine Bradley will join 91ÌƲ®»¢ University‘s public affairs team Feb. 12 as assistant vice chancellor for community, neighborhood and government relations. Read More

Susan Cooper, M.S.N., assistant dean for Practice at the 91ÌƲ®»¢ University School of Nursing, has been named the new Commissioner of Health for the state of Tennessee by Gov. Phil Bredesen. Read More

Although many commentators have suggested parallels between the Vietnam War and President George W. Bush‘s anticipated decision to increase the military presence in Iraq, in truth Bush‘s situation is without a clear precedent from that earlier conflict, according to Thomas Alan Schwartz, professor of history at 91ÌƲ®»¢. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University placed No. 7 in rankings released for the scholarly production of professors at research universities in the United States. Read More

The 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Divinity School will host community breakfasts and programming this spring focused on timely and relevant topics such as the impact of the Abu Ghraib Prison photos, creation narratives, different voices interpreting the Bible and Latino/a immigration. Read More

Finding the right healthcare for a child or loved one can leave you feeling like you need a visit to the doctor. A new study by 91ÌƲ®»¢ University researchers has found that the type of stress you experience may depend on the type of health care system with which you are dealing. Read More

The author of a new book about the effects of media consolidation on the American public will deliver the Curb Lecture at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University on Monday, Jan. 15. Read More

The 91ÌƲ®»¢ Peabody Center for Education Policy is undertaking an ongoing initiative to generate, share, debate and discuss the latest information on the state of education in Tennessee. Read More

Constance Rice, Rita Sanders Geier and Cordelia Taylor, three African-American women dedicated to making a difference in their communities, will speak at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Monday, Jan. 15.Their lectures ñ Taylor's at noon, Geier's at 3:30 p.m. and Rice's at 6:30 p.m. ñ help kick off the university's 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series scheduled Jan. 15-23. This year's series' theme is "Living the Legacy: Inquiries into Inclusion (Who's In and Who's Out)." All series events are free and open to the public. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University Law Professor Mike Newton is an expert on the Saddam Hussein trial and has just returned from his fourth trip to Iraq. Read More