Virtual Offerings

• "Finding Work-Life Balance" Career Webinar
• The Future of the U.S. Supreme Court
• Young Alumni Speaker Series: Sloane Chmara (BA'19)
• 'Dores in Dialogue: A conversation on the economic cost of injustice

• VU Web3+ Series: Asset and Currency Investment, presented by the Wond'ry and the Vanderbilt Alumni Association
• Road to College: How to Prepare for the Application Process, hosted by Douglas Christiansen, Vice Provost for University Enrollment Affairs & Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid with a panel of parents
• Young Alumni Speaker Series with Dixon McDonald, BA'11
• Mental Health and Social Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic, presented by Sohee Park, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology
• Women in Leadership, Kimberly Pace, Professor for the Practice of Communication at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, discusses what it takes to land a position in the C-suite.
• Dores in Dialogue: A conversation on Bostock v. Clayton County, This discussion was moderated by LAVA President Jay Larry, BA'14, JD '17
• Origins of Life: A conversation between a cell biologist, a theologian, an astronomer and a philosopher, moderated by Ian Marcara, Louise B. McGavock Chair and chair of the department of cell and developmental biology with panelists: Ellen Armour, PhD, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair in religion, gender and sexuality Lenn Goodman, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, and professor of philosophy Stephen Taylor, assistant professor of physics and astronomy
• Taking PRIDE in Athletics: LGBTQI Perspectives on Sports, Andrew Maraniss, BA'92, of Vanderbilt Athletics, author of SINGLED OUT, a biography of the first openly gay Major League baseball player, leads a conversation with three experts on the past, present and future of LBGTQI sports. Vanderbilt alumnus Shawn Kelly, BA'78, helped launch the Gay Games; Braeden Abrahamsen won a national championship as a Vanderbilt bowler; Karleigh Webb is a leading national transgender sportswriter and athlete.
• How the Brain Remembers, a conversation with New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova and Vanderbilt Brain Institute Barlow Family Director Lisa Monteggia
• COVID-19 and Education: Challenges and Hope for the Future, presented by Jason Grissom, the Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education
• Vanderbilt Travel Program 2022 Showcase, presented by Cary Allyn, Director of the Vanderbilt Travel Program
• Affordable Care Act in the Supreme Court, a conversation moderated by James Blumstein, University Professor of Constitutional Law and Health Law & Policy, Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management and Director, Vanderbilt Health Policy Center. Panelists included Melinda J.B. Buntin, Mike Curb Chair for Health Policy, professor of health policy; Kitt Carpenter, E. Bronson Ingram Chair and Professor of Economics, director, Program in Public Policy Studies and Ingrid Wuerth, Associate Dean for Research, Helen Strong Curry Chair in International Law, director, Cecil D. Branstetter Litigation & Dispute Resolution Program
• Addiction, Sobriety and Art in the Time of COVID-19, a conversation with Will Welch, the global editorial director of GQ, Danny Winder, director of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research (VCAR), and Erin Calipari, assistant professor of pharmacology.
• Young Alumni Speaker Series with Sloane Chmara, BA'19
• Building an Inclusive Culture in a Hybrid Workplace, presented by Senior Lecturer of Leadership and Organizational Performance, Corbette Doyle, Ed.D.
• Young Alumni Speaker Series with Lily Williams, BA'16
• Changing U.S. Immigration Policy among COVID-19, presented by Jonathan Hiskey, associate professor of political science
• Vanderbilt Travel, Tastes and Traditions of the Azores, presented by Jim Berkeley, BA'72, president of Destinations & Adventures, and Mara Papatheodorou, master foodie and tastes and traditions expert
• Vanderbilt Travel, The Glory of Greece and the Greek Islands, Margaret Devlin from Thalassa presents the highlights of our wonderful Greece getaway
• Dores in Dialogue: A conversation on the history and complexities of the term Latinx Panelists William Luis, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Spanish; Gretchen Selcke, director, Latino and Latina Studies Program; Maria Loaiza Bonilla, Class of 2021, Vice President, Association of Latin American Students (ALAS); and Teresa Temkin, BA'11, president, VAHLA
• Vanderbilt Changemakers: Leaf Global Fintech M. Eric Johnson, dean of Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, hosts an exclusive virtual panel discussion featuring Vanderbilt alumni changemakers Nat Robinson, MBA'07, JD'18, and Tori Samples, BMus'12, MBA'18, the co-founders (and chief executive officer and chief technology officer, respectively) of Leaf Global Fintech
• The Music Industry and Antitrust Law with Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice discusses the results of the Justice Department's review of the ASCAP/BMI consent decrees
• When We Were Spanish: Latinx Cultural Identity and Literature, with Gertrude Conaway Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing/MFA Program Lorraine López
• Vanderbilt Travel, Must-See U.S. Destinations, Ashley Perkins from Orbridge presents highlights of three bucket list U.S. destinations
• Vanderbilt Travel, Tastes and Traditions of Egypt, presented by Jim Berkeley, BA'72, president of Destinations & Adventures, and Mara Papatheodorou, master foodie and tastes and traditions expert
• 'Dores in Dialogue: A conversation on eliminating racial disparities in public safety and policing, featuring Dr. André L. Churchwell, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer; William H. Robinson, vice provost for academic advancement and executive director of the Provost's Office for Inclusive Excellence; and August Washington, senior associate vice chancellor for public safety and special initiatives. Moderated by AVBA President Valerie Williams, BE'95
• Young Alumni Speaker Series with Rebecca Chong, BA'16
• The Work of Black Music with professors Emily Lordi and Anthony Reed, Commodore Classroom
• Life on Mars with professor David Weinthraub, Commodore Classroom
• Black Gold: The Future of Oil, Commodore Classroom
• Young Alumni Speaker Series with Morgan Franklin, BA'14
• Race, Gender, Politics, and Sports with Andrew Maraniss, BA'92, Commodore Classroom
• The Law and Politics of Selecting Supreme Court Justices, moderated by Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Tracey George, the event featured: Brian Fitzpatrick, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise, Suzanna Sherry, Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in Law, Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law and director of the Program on Law and Government, Sharece Thrower, associate professor and interim director of Graduate Studies
• Celebrating the Centennial of Women's Suffrage: A Many-Sided Story with Bonnie Dow, Professor of Communication Studies and Dean of Academic Initiatives for the College of Arts & Science, Commodore Classroom
• Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace Panel Discussion on Civil Rights Pioneers, Commodore Classroom

A full listing of the career webinars can be found here.

• Mental Health and Social Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic, presented by Sohee Park, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology
• COVID-19 and Education: Challenges and Hope for the Future, presented by Jason Grissom, the Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education
• Addiction, Sobriety and Art in the Time of COVID-19, a conversation with Will Welch, the global editorial director of GQ, Danny Winder, director of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research (VCAR), and Erin Calipari, assistant professor of pharmacology.
• Vanderbilt in the Vanguard: The Decades-long Journey to a Coronavirus Vaccine, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier hosts three leading global scientists who pioneered the research on the COVID-19 vaccines. These distinguished researchers shared insights on the pandemic and subsequent vaccine development.
• Changing U.S. Immigration Policy among COVID-19, presented by Jonathan Hiskey, associate professor of political science
• Preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic…for 36 years, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier hosts a special presentation with coronavirus expert Dr. Mark R. Denison.
• Science, Politics, and the Pandemic: Messaging, Mistrust, and Manipulation of Public Health, moderated by Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society, Director, Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, Professor of Psychiatry
• Economic Impact and Forcasting in the Covid Era, moderated by M. Eric Johnson, Ralph Owen Dean and Bruce D. Henderson Professor of Strategy, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
• Public Health in the Covid Era: Community Response + Equity Driven Changes, moderated by Emilie M. Townes, Dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School and E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society
• Big Data + Privacy in the Covid Era, moderated by Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering
• A Promising Start to Ending Coronaviruses, introduction by Lawrence Marnett, Dean of Basic Sciences at the School of Medicine and Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research

Vanderbilt is proud to host the Chancellors Lecture Series (CLS) and The Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy (Unity Project). By bringing together leading voices and visionaries through research-based conversations, Vanderbilt seeks to play a leading part in the important conversations of our day.

For a full archive of CLS events visit the CLS Archives. Note that select CLS videos require a VUnetID and e-password to view. For assistance with your VUnetID, or to request a new VUnetID visit this page.

For the latest from the Unity Project, visit them online for full access to their news, events and research.

• Vanderbilt Travel Program 2023 Showcase, presented by Cary Allyn, Director of the Vanderbilt Travel Program
• Vanderbilt Travel Program 2022 Showcase, presented by Cary Allyn, Director of the Vanderbilt Travel Program
• Vanderbilt Travel, Tastes and Traditions of the Azores, presented by Jim Berkeley, BA'72, president of Destinations & Adventures, and Mara Papatheodorou, master foodie and tastes and traditions expert
• Vanderbilt Travel, The Glory of Greece and the Greek Islands, Margaret Devlin from Thalassa presents the highlights of our wonderful Greece getaway
• Vanderbilt Travel, Must-See U.S. Destinations, Ashley Perkins from Orbridge presents highlights of three bucket list U.S. destinations
• Vanderbilt Travel, Tastes and Traditions of Egypt, presented by Jim Berkeley, BA'72, president of Destinations & Adventures, and Mara Papatheodorou, master foodie and tastes and traditions expert