Interdisciplinary team develops open-access computer programming course for high school teachers

A new modular, open-access curriculum that is part of the LIVE (Learning Incubator: a Vanderbilt Endeavor) initiative is expanding the ability of high school teachers to use technology in learning…. Keep reading

Heard Libraries’ new hip-hop print collection engages critical issues in U.S. politics and culture

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in 2023 with the acquisition of eight prints by celebrated hip-hop illustrator and documentarian André LeRoy Davis…. Keep reading

Heard Libraries and Wild Bunch to co-host Dialogue Vanderbilt discussion featuring Jad Abumrad and Jacob Mchangama on Nov. 2

Vanderbilt faculty members Jad Abumrad, one of the pioneers of podcasting, and Jacob Mchangama, a leading expert on free speech, will take part in a thought-provoking discussion on Nov. 2… Keep reading

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Heard Libraries to support ‘Dare to Be Me’ book events for young readers, hosting an author reading Oct. 23 and sponsoring elementary school outreach Nov. 3

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will welcome children’s authors Kaci Bolls and Nathan Meckel on Oct. 23 for a reading and songs from their new book Dare to Be… Keep reading

New GIS Lab at Heard Libraries provides major computing boost to geospatial visualization and analysis at Vanderbilt

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have opened a new Geographic Information Systems Lab in Peabody Library that gives Vanderbilt University scholars a significant computing edge in the rapidly growing… Keep reading

Heard Libraries expand cultural preservation efforts with membership in international Digital Preservation Coalition

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have strengthened their commitment to preserving cultural heritage by joining the Digital Preservation Coalition, a prestigious U.K.-based nonprofit that works with global partners to… Keep reading

Professor Ellen Armour to give book talk Sept. 28 on significance of digital imagery in the struggle for social justice

Ellen T. Armour, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology, will discuss her new book, Seeing and Believing: Religion, Digital Visual Culture, and Social Justice, at Vanderbilt… Keep reading

Heard Libraries showcase digital preservation expertise at Cultural Heritage Preservation Summit

Since it began recording nightly news broadcasts in 1968, the Vanderbilt Television News Archive has amassed more than 62,000 hours of video content. That is the equivalent of more than… Keep reading