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Being A Feminist In A Greek Organization [Kitchen Table Series]

  Being A Feminist In A Greek Organization [Kitchen Table Series]  Tuesday, November 14 | 5 p.m. | Sarratt 363 Can I be both a feminist and a participant in a Greek letter organization? This discussion will explore the definitions of feminism and how to incorporate feminism into your Greek experience. Dinner will be provided. Contact us at womenctr@vanderbilt.edu with any dietary…

Posted by on October 25, 2017 in News


The Think Tank: Exploring What It Means To Be A Vanderbilt Man [The Masculinity Series]

The Think Tank: Exploring What It Means To Be A Vanderbilt Man [The Masculinity Series]  Thursday, November 2 | 7 p.m. | Rand 308 A panel of Vanderbilt students will discuss how their identities play into their masculinity and what it means to be a Vanderbilt man.

Posted by on October 25, 2017 in News


Negotiating Your First Academic Job [Women in the Academy]

Negotiating Your First Academic Job [Women in the Academy]  Wednesday, November 29 | Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Buttrick 123 Dana Nelson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English. Lunch will be provided. Contact us at womenctr@vanderbilt.edu with any dietary restrictions.

Posted by on October 25, 2017 in News


Working Fit: How to Maintain Physical Health at Work

Working Fit: How to Maintain Physical Health at Work [Work-Life Workshop]  Tuesday, November 30 | Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Sarratt 216/220 Katherine Drotos Cuthbert, Student Wellbeing Coordinator, Center for Student Wellbeing. Lunch will be provided. Contact us at womenctr@vanderbilt.edu with any dietary restrictions.

Posted by on October 25, 2017 in News


Vanderbilt University Law School: Making International Refugee Law Relevant Again

[center]Making International Refugee Law Relevant Again: How to Move Beyond Crisis Thinking  Monday, October 2 | noon – 1 p.m. | Vanderbilt University Law School, Renaissance Room 036[/center] [center]In this presentation, Professor Hathaway suggests that the language of crisis is overstated. There is of course little doubt that the international refugee regime as presently implemented is an abject mess;…

Posted by on September 27, 2017 in News


Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities: Raoul Peck

[center]A Program with Raoul Peck| Wednesday, October 18| 4:10 p.m. | Sarratt Cinema[/center] [center]Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck’s 2016 documentary, I Am Not Your Negro, was based on James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript “Remember This House” and narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. The film examines the lives and deaths of civil rights leaders Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers, and Malcolm…

Posted by on September 27, 2017 in News


Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center: Masculinities Series

Thoughts on Faith: Exploring Masculinity, Spirituality, and Faith  Tuesdayy, October 24 | noon | Divinity School Reading Room Come have lunch and discuss how masculinity can be influenced by spirituality or religion in different aspects of life including worship, dating, and perception of masculinity. Leonard Curry will facilitate this discussion.

Posted by on September 27, 2017 in News


Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center: Kitchen Table Series

[center]Feminism and Religion [Kitchen Table Series] | Wednesday, October 25 | 5 p.m. | Sarratt 363[/center] [center]Kitchen Table Series (KTS) is a peer-facilitated discussion for undergraduate students about current gender-related topics such as sexual health, feminism, body image, women in politics, and other issues related to social justice. All genders, gender identities, and gender expressions are encouraged to join our KTS…

Posted by on September 27, 2017 in News


Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center: Masculinities Series Kickoff

[center]First Thoughts: Exploring the Beginnings of Masculinity   Tuesday, October 17 | 7 p.m. | Commons 335[/center] [center]This is the kickoff event for the 2017 Masculinities Series, facilitated by Otis McGresham and ReChard Peel. We will be discussing myths surrounding masculinity and what it means to be masculine through interactive activities and discussions.[/center]

Posted by on September 27, 2017 in News


Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center: Women in the Academy

[center][/center] [center]Getting to the PhD: What I Know Now That I Wish I’d Known Then   Thursday, October 19 | noon-1:30 p.m. | Buttrick 123[/center] [center]Brittany Allison, SyNERGI Postdoctoral Fellow, The Graduate School Amanda Clayton, Assistant Professor of Political Science Jessie Hock, Assistant Professor of English Lunch will be provided. Contact us at womensctr@vanderbilt.edu with any dietary restrictions[/center]

Posted by on September 27, 2017 in News