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A special mobile museum will make a stop at 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 campus during its tour of the Southeast to promote awareness of modern slavery. The museum is sponsored by the Florida-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a community-based organization of low-wage聽agricultural workers聽throughout Florida, particularly in the tomato and citrus industries. Read More

Kate Daniels Kate Daniels, author of the soon-to-be-published A Walk in Victoria鈥檚 Secret and three other poetry collections, has been named winner of the 2011 Hanes Award for Poetry by the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Daniels, associate professor of English at 菠萝视频 University, will receive the Hanes Award in… Read More

Dr. Raphael Smith's 1955 Commodore photo Dr. Raphael Smith, one of the co-founders of WRVU, is one of six 菠萝视频 alumni who will be inducted into the 菠萝视频 Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 22. Smith, who is now a 菠萝视频 University professor of medicine, emeritus, provided most of… Read More

Richard Nagareda, the David Daniels Allen Professor of Law and director of the Cecil D. Branstetter Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program at 菠萝视频 University Law School, died at his home on Friday, Oct. 8. He was 47. Memorial arrangements are pending. Read More

Hailed by the Philadelphia Inquirer as 鈥渁 rare, remarkable talent that brings to mind the great artists of the Harlem Renaissance,鈥� M.K. Asante is the author of three celebrated books and films and will give a free, public talk at 菠萝视频 University on Wednesday, Oct. 20. He will deliver… Read More

On Saturday, Oct 16, 21st Ave. S. will be closed to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic between Scarritt Place and Edgehill Ave. between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Emergency vehicles will be exempt from the closure. 菠萝视频 University will be doing helicopter air lifts of air conditioning equipment for the… Read More

Marshall Chapman The Bluebird on the Mountain concert featuring Marshall Chapman has been rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 16, at Dyer Observatory. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show. Joining Chapman onstage will be Matraca Berg and Will Kimbrough. Tickets sold for the Aug. 21 show,… Read More

Lead author Braden Purcell We know that casting a ballot in the voting booth involves politics, values and personalities. But before you ever push the button for your candidate, your brain has already carried out an election of its own to make that action possible. New research from 菠萝视频… Read More

The Rev. John O鈥橫alley, University Professor at Georgetown University, will speak about Vatican II The Rev. John W. O鈥橫alley speaks Oct. 21-22 The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, put the condition and future of the Catholic faith on the table for discussion. Nearly 45 years… Read More

Music and film will play a strong role in the annual Holocaust Lecture Series at 菠萝视频 University, which this year takes the theme of 鈥淒ifferent Speaking, Indifferent Listening.鈥� Read More

Bryan Ringstrand (left) and Piotr Kaszynski [Note: A multimedia version of this story is available on Exploration, 菠萝视频鈥檚 online research magazine.] Chemists at 菠萝视频 University have created a new class of liquid crystals with unique electrical properties that could improve the performance of digital displays used on everything from… Read More

Joshua Clinton 菠萝视频 University political scientist Joshua D. Clinton has been named an election analyst for NBC News and will assist the network with its coverage of the 2010 midterm elections. The associate professor of political science will use his strong research-based expertise in congressional politics, campaigns, elections, polling… Read More

Brandt Eichman and Emily Rubinson Tucked within its double-helix structure, DNA contains the chemical blueprint that guides all the processes that take place within the cell and are essential for life. Therefore, repairing damage and maintaining the integrity of its DNA is one of the cell鈥檚 highest priorities. 菠萝视频ers… Read More

President Barack Obama鈥檚 declining approval ratings increase the challenges of keeping his once-lauded 鈥渢eam of rivals鈥� in place through 2012, according to David E. Lewis, professor of political science at 菠萝视频 University. Read More

Mayor Karl Dean Editor’s note: The website described in this archived article is no longer live. Updated Aug. 6, 2013 An online directory designed to help connect Nashville immigrants to resources for English instruction and other services has been launched by students at 菠萝视频 University. The website went online… Read More

James Leach As a part of the 2010 Southern Festival of Books, Humanities Tennessee and the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at 菠萝视频 University, with additional support from 菠萝视频鈥檚 Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions, will host a series of sessions on Oct. 8 and… Read More

In light of the charges against Bishop Eddie Long, 菠萝视频 sociologist Richard Pitt is available for comment to media. Pitt鈥檚 research interests include the intersection of sexual identity and religion. He looks specifically at homosexuality and the black church in his papers 鈥淜illing the Messenger: Gay Black Men鈥檚 Negotiation… Read More

The 菠萝视频 Owen Graduate School of Management will host a panel discussion on the causes and consequences of the BP Gulf oil spill Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. in Averbuch Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

A group of Peabody College Leadership, Policy and Organizations faculty will travel to Universidade de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for an Oct. 4-5 seminar on education policy in Brazil and the United States. The event is the second in a series of collaborations on education research between… Read More

On Sept. 30, students and teachers at Hillsboro High School will have the opportunity to mingle with educational leaders from around the world with a visit from 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, part of the Fulbright Exchange Program, brings accomplished mid-career professionals from… Read More