Releases
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The Servant of Two Masters premieres Feb. 18 at ĢƵ
Carlo Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters premieres Feb. 18 at Neely Auditorium. (ĢƵ Department of Theatre) The 18th-century farce The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni premieres at Neely Auditorium at ĢƵ on Feb. 18. The central character, the servant, is constantly hungry. When an opportunity… Read MoreFeb 1, 2011
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VUCast gets regional Emmy
ĢƵ’s video newscast, VUCast, received a regional Emmy during the Jan. 29 televised ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Read MoreFeb 1, 2011
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ĢƵ business school ranks No. 25 in U.S., according to Financial Times
ĢƵ Owen Graduate School of Management ranked 25th in the U.S. and 51st worldwide, according to the 2011 Global MBA survey published today by Financial Times. Read MoreJan 31, 2011
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Documentary on rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Sam Phillips to be screened at ĢƵ Feb. 9
A documentary about seminal American musical figure Sam Phillips will be screened Feb. 9 at ĢƵ, with writer Peter Guralnick speaking after the presentation. The free showing of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll, part of the International Lens series at ĢƵ, is 7 p.m. Read MoreJan 26, 2011
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Events featuring daughter of Malcolm X, first African American to play in the NBA scheduled at ĢƵ during Black History Month
Ambassador Atallah Shabazz, daughter of civil rights leader Malcolm X, will give a talk, “Melting Pot: Cultural Diplomacy/Multi-National Patriotism,” at ĢƵ Thursday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. in Room 103 of Wilson Hall. Her lecture is among several free, public events scheduled at ĢƵ during February – Black History Month. Read MoreJan 25, 2011
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Democracy remains strong in face of economic crisis
Mitchell Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science (ĢƵ/Steve Green) Despite one of the worst worldwide economic crises in the past half-century, support for democracy among those in Latin America and the Caribbean has not been eroded, according to the results of the latest AmericasBarometer survey. The… Read MoreJan 24, 2011
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State of the Union: ĢƵ experts available for analysis
ĢƵ experts are available to comment on the State of the Union address. Read MoreJan 24, 2011
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Free performance of “Women of Will” at ĢƵ Feb. 3
Tina Packer and Nigel Gore bring Women of Will to Ingram Hall Feb. 3 (Photo courtesy of Shakespeare & Company) Women of Will will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, on the ĢƵ campus. The performance… Read MoreJan 20, 2011
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Public lecture series at ĢƵ features renowned Civil War scholars
U.S. Civil War scholars from across the nation will speak at ĢƵ this spring on a variety of themes, including the war’s impact on Nashville, during a series of public lectures. Read MoreJan 20, 2011
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ĢƵ leadership training for students makes ‘best’ list
Leadership Excellence, a magazine founded by well-known leadership and management consultants Ken Blanchard, Stephen R. Covey, Charles Garfield and Ken Shelton, has named ĢƵ to its 2010-2011list of the best leadership development programs. ĢƵ holds the 12th spot in the magazine’s ranking of universities and schools of management and… Read MoreJan 19, 2011
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ĢƵ professor wins award for book about tours of Israel
Shaul Kelner, Assistant Prof. of Sociology and Jewish Studies. (ĢƵ / Steve Green) The Association for Jewish Studies has recognized a book by ĢƵ professor Shaul Kelner as outstanding scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies. Kelner, assistant professor of sociology and Jewish studies, was presented the 2010… Read MoreJan 19, 2011
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Mason, Jarman among authors appearing at ĢƵ this spring
Novelists Bobbie Ann Mason and Tom Perrotta and poets Mark Jarman, Ciaran Carson and Frank Bidart are among the writers who will read from their work during the spring semester at ĢƵ. Read MoreJan 18, 2011
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ĢƵ’s role in largest digital sky image
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III collaboration, which includes ĢƵ, has resulted in a picture of the sky so big that it would take 500,000 high-definition TVs to view it at full resolution. The color image contains more than a trillion pixels and covers about one-third of the entire sky. Read MoreJan 13, 2011
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Seven ĢƵ Faculty Honored by AAAS Scientific Society
Seven ĢƵ faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon them by their AAAS peers. They are among 503 AAAS members from around the country who achieved this honor because of their distinguished efforts to advance science… Read MoreJan 12, 2011
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New director selected for ĢƵ’s Center for Medicine, Health and Society
Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl ĢƵ’s innovative center that links the study of medicine to other disciplines will be headed by Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl, an expert in American culture, psychiatry and medical humanities. Metzl, currently director of the Program in Culture, Health and Medicine at the University of… Read MoreJan 12, 2011
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Former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond headlines MLK celebration at ĢƵ
Civil rights leader and former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond will deliver the keynote address at a 4:30 p.m. event at ĢƵ commemorating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17. Watch it live. Read MoreJan 11, 2011
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ĢƵ expert: Keep partisan politics out of Tucson tragedy
John Geer [ĢƵ has a 24/7 video and audio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with ĢƵ experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.] Blaming the Tea Party or heated political rhetoric in general for the Tucson mass shooting would… Read MoreJan 11, 2011
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ĢƵ international film series includes midnight movies, documentaries
The International Lens series strives to transcend geographic, ethnic, religious, linguistic and political boundaries by promoting conversation and understand through cinema. All the screenings are free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 11, 2011
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Getting the best MBA intern for your business
[Media Note: ĢƵ has a 24/7 broadcast facility with a dedicated fiber optic line for live or taped TV interviews and a radio ISDN line. Use of the studio with ĢƵ experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.] In this economic climate, a creative and motivated MBA intern may… Read MoreJan 10, 2011
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Renowned ĢƵ anthropologist holder of new Rebecca Webb Wilson chair
Tom D. Dillehay, internationally recognized for ground-breaking and highly interdisciplinary scientific research, has been named the Rebecca Webb Wilson University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Culture at ĢƵ. Read MoreJan 10, 2011