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It’s a business where the cry of “strike” is as devastating to the game itself as to the player swinging the bat. The economic concerns of major league baseball—from labor-management relations and legal issues to competitive balance and contraction—will be the focus of a one-day conference at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University on Feb. 21. Read More

More and more tearful goodbyes are happening across the country between American children and parents who are being deployed because of impending war. Read More

Michael Aurbach, professor of art at 91ÌƲ®»¢, has been elected president of the College Art Association (CAA), a national organization of more than 14,000 individual artists, art historians and other visual arts and museum professionals. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ faculty are available to offer commentary and insight into what effect the prospect of war—and outbreak, should it happen—will have on the U.S. economy. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University, which remains committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing in Nashville, has renewed its five-year $100,000 investment in the Nashville Housing Fund. Through public and private resources, the nonprofit corporation assists low- and moderate-income families and individuals who want to become successful homeowners, and also works with developers to expand affordable housing options in Nashville. Read More

Renee Levine Melammed, assistant dean of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Israel will present "Defying the Spanish Inquisition: The Crypto-Jewish Women of Castile" on Sunday, Feb. 2, and "The Forgotten Holocaust Victims: Sephardic Jewry," on Monday, Feb. 3. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ law professor Rebecca Brown and Linda Manning, director of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center at 91ÌƲ®»¢, will give a talk on the historic Roe v. Wade decision at a noon lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Read More

Patout Burns, the Edward A. Malloy Professor of Catholic Studies at 91ÌƲ®»¢ Divinity School will lead “The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Church: Explorations of Christianity's Quest for Power,” the fifth in a series of studies exploring religion in the global context of culture, art, politics and economics. Read More

Gisela Mosig, 72, a pioneering genetic researcher and distinguished faculty member at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University, died Jan. 12 at Alive Hospice. She had been undergoing cancer treatment for two years. Read More

David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States, will give a series of lectures at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Read More

Kent D. Syverud, dean and Garner Anthony Professor of Law at the 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Law School, was installed as president of the American Law Deans Association (ALDA) at the organization’s annual meeting earlier this month. Read More

Since opening its doors 50 years ago, 91ÌƲ®»¢’s Arthur J. Dyer Observatory has introduced thousands of Nashvillians to the world of astronomy through school tours, public observation nights and other community programs. Read More

Two of the leading thinkers in class action litigation will meet at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Law School on Jan. 22 to debate controversial pending legislation that would reform the way class action lawsuits are tried. Read More

A highly competitive graduate-level fellowship program established to encourage economic and democratic growth in Eurasia is bringing a more international flair to the student body at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University’s Peabody College of education and human development. Read More

David Brogan, a 91ÌƲ®»¢ biomedical engineering senior who combines his studies with cross-country competition and community involvement, has been chosen to receive one of the prestigious Marshall Scholarships. Read More

More and more tearful goodbyes are happening across the country between American children and parents who are being deployed because of impending war. However, children of the American military fare surprisingly well when Mom or Dad is halfway around the world. Read More

Matthew Hale, arrested and charged yesterday in Chicago with soliciting the murder of federal judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow, is a dangerous man leading a radical, well-established group, according to Carol M. Swain, professor of law and political science at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. Read More

Robert Belton, professor of law at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Law School, was awarded the Clyde Ferguson Award by the Minority Groups Section of the Association of American Law Schools at its annual meeting this month in Washington D.C. Read More

A sneak preview of an award-winning documentary on whites’ and African-Americans’ views about the brutal, racially motivated murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas, and a look at racial health disparities by former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher are just some of the highlights Jan. 14-24 during 91ÌƲ®»¢ University’s 2003 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series – “Colors of Justice.” Read More

Beginning in February, 91ÌƲ®»¢ University will host the Turner Construction Management Training Institute on campus to teach technical and managerial skills to leaders of minority- and women-owned construction businesses. The 16-week program will help participants improve profitability and build a reputation of efficiently managing construction contracts. Read More