Help us celebrate the end of the semester and the 75th Anniversary of the Wilson Music Library! The event will be held on Friday, 4/29 from 4-6 p.m. in the Ingram Lobby and the outdoor space near the Blair School of Music main entrance. Join us for food, live music (including a string quartet commissioned… Keep reading
The Robert Penn Warren Center in partnership with the Department of History, Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries and the Department of African and African American Studies is pleased to welcome University of Maryland Baltimore County Professor Marjoleine Kars to campus on April 14, 2022. Professor Kars is the 2022 Black Atlanta Speaker Series author of… Keep reading
Curators’ Tour and Reception, Thursday, March 24, 4:10–5:10 p.m., Fine Arts Gallery Co-curators Kevin D. Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities and professor and chair of the department of History of Art and Architecture, and Lisa Reilly, Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History at the University of Virginia will lead an interactive tour of… Keep reading
The Wilson Music Library will celebrate its 75th birthday on April 29, 2022, from 4-6 p.m. at the Blair School of Music in the Ingram lobby and outside patio. Join us for food, exhibits, performances, and a special music commission by alum and composer Madeline Myers. This free, in-person event welcomes donors, Friends of the… Keep reading
Join us for a conversation with Maxine Gordon, author, curator, and independent scholar. Maxine is the wife of the late jazz musician Dexter Gordon and has spent her lifetime career working with jazz musicians. She will discuss her new book Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon (University of California Press) on March… Keep reading
We are here to help you through exams. Save the date: Thursday, December 9, 6–8 p.m. for the Pre-Exams Study Jam in Central Library, featuring research librarians, writing coaches, academic tutors, guided meditation, trivia, and more! More information at http://vanderbi.lt/studyjam2021. During exam week be sure to stop by any library service desk for a stress-busting… Keep reading
Sympathetic Magic: Works of Faith, Healing and Transformation contrasts Christian imagery with ritual objects from China, pre-Columbian North America and modern art as a means to explore ritual. The contemporary artists in this exhibition—Department of Art faculty María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Raheleh Filsoofi, Jana Harper and alumnus Aiden Layer, BS’19,—draw insight from distinct mediums and diverse… Keep reading
We wish that we could be together in-person for our annual Halloween Open House in the Wilson Music Library, but we invite you to take the party to-go! Halloween Party To-Go bags will be available from Blair Academy Ambassadors in the main lobby from 4-8 p.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 25, through Friday, Oct. 29. Each… Keep reading
The Ambassador to the United States from Colombia, Juan Carlos Pinzón, will be visiting Vanderbilt this Wednesday, October 6. While on campus he will speak on Colombian-U.S. relations, and at his request, visit Special Collections to see the library’s rare Colombian collections. The Vanderbilt Community is invited to the Central Library Community Room at 11:00… Keep reading
Blair faculty, students, and staff are invited to an Open House and continental breakfast on the first day of classes, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to noon. Come meet our new students and visit with faculty and returning students. Our annual book/score/CD “sale” (donation based) will also be starting on this day. New this year… Keep reading
