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Political pundits have time to reflect in the days ahead on the reasons behind Barack Obama's historic election as the first African American president, but the president-elect must focus immediately on his transition and the challenges ahead, according to several ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ professors. Read More

A portrait of civil rights leader and ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University professor the Rev. James Lawson will be unveiled Nov. 13 at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ. Read More

Tony Fort has been promoted to director of architecture and construction at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ has also restructured the university architect position and filled it with former project manager Keith Loiseau. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University is ranked in the Top 10 best places to work in academia in the United States in the November issue of The Scientist magazine. Read More

Expanding on her exceptional career as a researcher, educator and administrator, Dawn Iacobucci has been promoted to the post of associate dean for faculty development at the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

A smooth presidential transition with an emphasis on advance preparation and avoidance of past pitfalls is crucial to a strong start for the next administration, says political scientist David E. Lewis. ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ experts are available to discuss the many aspects of this year\'s presidential election. Read More

Rick Hilles, an acclaimed poet and assistant professor of English at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, was named one of 10 recipients of the 2008 Whiting Writer's Awards given for "writers of exceptional talent and promise in early career." Read More

Sheryll Cashin, author of The Agitator\'s Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family, will give the annual Walter Murray Jr. Commons Lecture Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

Just a few weeks after hosting ESPN's GameDay on campus, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University students are preparing for a different match-up on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and have dubbed their Election Day activities "Election GameDay." Read More

Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the international best-seller Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, will speak at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Tuesday, Nov. 18. Read More

Twenty Chinese principals will be in Nashville and at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Oct. 28-Nov. 8 to learn the latest information about U.S. education policy and see American classrooms and techniques firsthand. Read More

Uncovering ancient treasures, helping police catch dangerous looters and working with the Maya citizens to protect their resources…these are typical activities in the life of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ archaeologist Arthur Demarest, who will give a free public lecture Tuesday, Oct. 28, on the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ campus. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University students will spend the afternoon Friday, Oct. 24, building floats for Saturday morning's Homecoming parade leading up to the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Commodores football match-up against the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. central time. The public is invited to attend the parade. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ conducted by professors Ray Friedman and Neta Moye finds that the perceived mistreatment of potential employees during the recruitment process has a significant and lasting impact on workers' long-term relationships with employers. Read More

The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) will offer coordinated recycling at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ's last three home football games this season, beginning this Saturday, Oct. 25, at the game against Duke. Read More

The Susan Gray School for Children will dedicate and cut the ribbon on the new Finan Family Playground 2:30 p.m. Oct. 24. The event will be part of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Peabody College's homecoming weekend activities. Read More

Susan Gray School for Children student Claire Puryear and her mother Michelle Puryear have been selected by the Nashville Mayor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities Mac West Children's Award. Read More

RolePlay, which debuts Nov. 7 at Neely Auditorium at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, delights audiences with keen observations of modern humanity‘s innate ability to make a mess of relationships. Read More

Miriam McGaw Cowden, whose practicality, generosity and diplomatic nature served her well during her more than 30 years on the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Board of Trust, died Oct. 19 at Baptist Hospital following surgery. Read More

Alexandros Mallias, Greece's ambassador to the United States, will join ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Professor of Classics, Emerita, Susan Ford Wiltshire for a discussion of the roots of the American political tradition in the ancient Greek city-states 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, in Room 237 of The Commons Center. Read More