Releases
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‘Race consciousness’ to be explored at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ, Sept. 30 event to be first in new African American Studies lecture series
A more than 50-year-old debate between philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and anti-colonialist Frantz Fanon will be the starting point for a ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University discussion of race consciousness. Read MoreSep 21, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Metro-²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ partnership to cut ribbon on new playground at the historic Preston Taylor Homes
Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell and ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Vice Chancellor for Student Life and University Affairs David Williams will join other state and local officials in cutting the ribbon on a new playground at the historic Preston Taylor Homes on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. Read MoreSep 20, 2004
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Women as the key to reforming the Muslim world subject of Sept. 23 lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University
Irshad Manji, best-selling author of "The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith," will give a public lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University's Wilson Hall, Room 126, Thursday, Sept. 23, at 4:10 p.m. Read MoreSep 20, 2004
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Resolving conflicts that seem unsolvable the topic of ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ forum
Finding resolution to long-standing and seemingly unbridgeable conflicts is the subject of a Sept. 21 forum at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Law School. Read MoreSep 16, 2004
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Curb Lecture Series brings Bruce Lundvall to ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University, Legendary record executive to converse with Bill Ivey on Sept. 30
Keeping stockholders satisfied while maintaining a commitment to artistry is the knotty problem facing recording industry executives in the current merger-and-acquisitions business climate. Read MoreSep 16, 2004
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Humans not irrational, just wary
Psychologists often conclude from research subjects' behavior in psychological experiments that humans are irrational. New research indicates that humans are in fact quite rational; they just do not trust what people in lab coats tell them. The research suggests that by taking doubt into account, psychologists have the opportunity to strengthen the predictive power of many commonly used models and potentially better understand human behavior. Read MoreSep 16, 2004
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ’s "Shape the Future" campaign reaches historic $1 billion mark
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University announced today it has crossed the $1 billion mark in gifts and pledges in its multi-year "Shape the Future" campaign and detailed ways in which funds have already been put to use to transform the university and the people it serves. Read MoreSep 16, 2004
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ theatre season kicks off Oct. 1 with Greek tragedy, Iphigenia is first of four diverse productions set for Neely Auditorium
A Greek tragedy about the sacrifice of an innocent for the sake of winning a war is the first show of the 2004-05 season of ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University's Department of Theatre. Read MoreSep 15, 2004
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Perspective on preaching offered at community breakfast, New ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ homiletics professor to lecture on Sept. 30
The art and science of being an effective preacher will be examined at a community breakfast sponsored by ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Divinity School and featuring new homiletics professor Brad Braxton. Read MoreSep 14, 2004
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University to be home of first federally funded national research center on school choice
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University will be the home of the first federally funded national center to take a wide-ranging look at school choice ñ from its impact on student achievement and instructional quality to whether it meets the needs of special education and disabled students and its effects across racial and class lines. Read MoreSep 13, 2004
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Med Center sends volunteers to aid in hurricane relief
Five Medical Center employees arrived in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 8, trained and ready to help those dealing with the devastating effects of Hurricane Frances, which has pounded the state in recent days. Read MoreSep 9, 2004
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Department of English continues ‘radically interdisciplinary’ path, Joan Dayan, Dana Nelson and Vera Kutzinski join faculty
You need to understand something about the slave trade of Herman Melville's time to fully grasp his Moby Dick or Benito Cereno. Familiarity with voodoo culture can illuminate the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Read MoreSep 9, 2004
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Encore ‘Stellar Songwriters Evening’ set at Dyer Observatory, Songwriters Beth Nielsen Chapman, Don Henry and Kim Richey to perform on Sept. 18
For a Saturday night outing in Nashville, it's hard to do better than a beautiful mountaintop setting, world-class talent and a bargain price for carpoolers. Read MoreSep 8, 2004
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Registration underway for fall term of Retirement Learning at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ, Topics include politics, business ethics and musical theater
Presidential elections, modern poetry and health care are among the wide-ranging non-credit classes available to the public during the fall term of Retirement Learning at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ. Read MoreSep 7, 2004
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Mickey Kantor to discuss role of politics in trade policy, Also will examine outsourcing of jobs in ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ speech
Former Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor will discuss jobs, the U.S. standard of living and future trade policies when he delivers the annual McGee Lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ on Sept. 16. The lecture, titled "Politics and Trade Agreements," is free and open to the public. Read MoreSep 7, 2004
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God as seen through the eyes of Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis, Sneak preview of PBS special and panel discussion set for Sept. 13
Does God exist? Why is there so much pain and suffering in the world? What is happiness, and how do we find meaning and purpose in our lives? Read MoreSep 7, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Workshop offered for siblings of individuals with special needs
The ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Kennedy Family Outreach Center will host an organizational meeting for a series of workshops for area college students and young adults who have a brother or sister with special needs, mental health issues or chronic illness on Tuesday, Sept. 7, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Read MoreSep 3, 2004
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Updated version of ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ’s Community Services Directory now available
The latest edition of the Middle Tennessee Community Services Directory, sponsored by the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ, is now available on the Web and also in print. The directory, the only comprehensive listing of nonprofits and social services throughout Middle Tennessee, is now under the stewardship of the Child and Family Policy Center at the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Institute for Public Policy Studies. Read MoreSep 3, 2004
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Guthrie appointed associate dean at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Law School
Chris Guthrie has been appointed associate dean for academic affairs at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Law School. Read MoreSep 2, 2004
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Blair School of Music expands popular music course offerings, ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University school nurturing ‘pleasantly split personality’
The lack of a class on the history of country music would not be notable at most classical music schools at major universities. Read MoreSep 2, 2004