Vanderbilt University Press launches Global Black Writers in Translation series to amplify the writings of authors of African descent
The new trade series, Global Black Writers in Translation, will publish a variety of texts by authors of African descent translated from their source languages into English. The goal is to amplify a body of writing that introduces anglophone readers to the range and complexity of Black literary and cultural production, history and political thought.Read More
RESEARCH
Wiley and Vanderbilt University’s Heard Libraries sign agreement to publish more open access research
Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, announced a new five-year open access agreement with the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries which began on Jan. 1, 2024.Read More
ALUMNI PROFILE
Alexandra Doten turns love of astronomy into TikTok triumph
See how alumna Alexandra Doten, BA'18, is turning her love for all things space into a social media adventure.Read More
It's Black History Month and we're featuring some significant contributions from Black Vanderbilt community members over the years.
In this edition, we highlight thirteen courageous African American students who came together during the fall of 1972 to charter the first Black sorority at Vanderbilt University and what was then called George Peabody College for Teachers.
Forbes: America’s high-tech manufacturing rising stars Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted. The research of Dan Work, professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Jonathan Sprinkle, professor of computer science, is referenced.
New York Times: An America where guns do the talking A new book, What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms, by Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, is featured.
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