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NPR: Here’s what Biden’s trip to Israel did and didn’t achieve
Oct. 26, 2023—Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, interviewed.
The Daily Caller: ‘Bad news for Republicans’: GOP’s third quarter campaign fundraising lags behind Dems in key house races
Oct. 26, 2023—Bruce Oppenheimer, professor of political science, emeritus, is quoted.
Christian Science Monitor: GOP fails to elect a speaker. This time it’s not due to hard-liners.
Oct. 26, 2023—The Center for Effective Lawmaking cited.
Innovative podcast explores creative, interdisciplinary responses to climate change
Oct. 20, 2023—You might not have ever thought about how art made of snow can communicate the threats of global warming. Or how an underwater opera can highlight the distress of our oceans. These unusual pairings—and many more—are the focus of a new podcast that explores unexpected connections between the arts and the sciences. The podcast, Art...
Senior Nadia McGlynn wins NABG conference award
Oct. 20, 2023—Nadia McGlynn, a senior double majoring in Earth and environmental sciences and anthropology, recently won first place for her poster presentation at the National Association of Black Geoscientists 42nd annual technical conference. McGlynn conducted research on Antarctic glaciers that furthers our understanding about how they respond to climate change. Hear from her below about her...
Enrique Pupo-Walker, Centennial Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, has died
Oct. 19, 2023—Enrique Pupo-Walker, Centennial Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and former director of the Center for Latin American and Iberian Studies, died September 25 in Nashville. He was 90. Pupo-Walker was born in Holguin, Cuba, in 1933. He received his undergraduate degree at La Universidad de la Habana, in Cuba, in 1954, a master’s degree from...
College of Arts and Science launches three new undergraduate academic programs
Sep. 26, 2023—The College of Arts and Science has added two new minors and a new major concentration to its robust list of academic offerings. The minor in political economy, minor in Spanish for the professions, and Korean concentration in the Asian Studies major were developed to leverage faculty expertise, respond to student interest, and address evolving,...
Meet Caroline Delafield ‘25
Sep. 22, 2023—Meet Caroline Delafield, a junior majoring in political science and minoring in art history. Caroline spent her summer in the Criminal Law Internship Program through the Washington D.C. Public Defenders Service. The internship will serve as Caroline’s Vanderbilt Immersion experience. Q. Tell us about the internship and the kinds of things you were responsible for....
Three A&S faculty elected 2023 members of AAAS
Sep. 5, 2023—The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of three College of Arts and Science faculty among its 2023 cohort of 270 new members. They are: María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Art Major Jackson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and professor of astronomy, computer science and...
Thirty-five leading scholars join College of Arts and Science faculty in fall 2023
Aug. 25, 2023— Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science is honored to welcome for the fall 2023 academic term 35 new faculty members, who add to our growing community of distinguished researchers and teachers. “We’re excited to welcome these exceptional scholars to our vibrant academic community,” said Timothy P. McNamara, interim dean of the College of Arts and...