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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, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Divinity School Feb. 23 to March 26 in the Art Room on the ground floor of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University master's degree designed expressly for them beginning this summer, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, was founding chairman of the American Sociological Association's culture section. Read More

Camilla Benbow, dean of the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University beginning Feb. 22 in a joint effort by Great Performances at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ and the Center for Latin American Studies. Read More

Beth Bachmann of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University has generated questions about the university‘s stances on discrimination and free speech. Read More

It‘s generally accepted among business leaders that "poaching" or hiring a competitor‘s employees violates an unwritten rule of business and may be unethical. A new research paper concludes that as long as their actions are not deceptive or illegal, companies that intentionally identify, contact and offer employment to a rival firm‘s employees are within the bounds of ethical behavior. Read More

Because of demand, tickets are no longer available at Sarratt Box Office for "A Conversation with Gen. David H. Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command" scheduled Monday, March 1, at 5 p.m. at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. The event will be streamed live at www.vanderbilt.edu/news. Read More

The Seagull, which debuts Feb. 19 at Neely Auditorium at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, explores a young artist‘s struggle as he searches for new forms to express truth, a struggle thwarted by fractured domesticity and self-doubt. Read More

The ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Black Law Students Association is hosting a panel discussion on "Profiling, Policy and Police Conduct in a Post 9/11 Society" on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. in Flynn Auditorium. Read More