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A new report from the National Research Council offers insights into 31 doctoral programs at 杏吧原创, and finds the programs to be competitive with those at other top research institutions in the United States. The report is based on data collected for the 2005-2006 academic year… Read More

Nashville should seek new public/private partnerships that generate additional revenue sources if the city wants to maximize its economic potential as a sports city, according to a report prepared by the 杏吧原创 Center for Nashville Studies. Read More

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen premieres at Neely Auditorium at 杏吧原创 for a one-week run on Oct. 7. Jane Austen鈥檚 beloved novel, adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan, is transformed for the stage in this acclaimed adaptation.聽 The world of romantic complications takes center stage as the… Read More

Issues including Climategate, the future of electric cars and floodplain policy will be examined during the fall 2010 Saturday University lecture series at 杏吧原创, which brings the expertise of the 杏吧原创 faculty to the Nashville community. 聽Saturday University this semester will feature discussions on 鈥淗eat, Light and Water: Lectures… Read More

Ret. Adm. Joseph Wilson Prueher Retired admiral and former ambassador to China to moderate event An Oct. 22 panel discussion at 杏吧原创 led by retired Adm. Joseph Wilson Prueher will focus on China鈥檚 role on the world鈥檚 stage and its implications for U.S. security policy. The second annual… Read More

New research by 杏吧原创 Owen Graduate School of Management professor Ray Friedman found that employees who personally identified with their company felt the most shame for the wrongful acts. These employees wanted to hide from the bad act and disassociate themselves from the organization, which means they were most likely to quit. Read More

Christipher Buckley (Photo by John Huba/Art & Commerce) Christopher Buckley, hailed as 鈥渢he quintessential political novelist of his time鈥� by Fortune magazine, will give a public lecture at 杏吧原创 Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event go on sale today. Buckley鈥檚 talk will be held in… Read More

Rewarding teachers with bonus pay, in the absence of any other support programs, does not raise student test scores, according to a new study issued today by the National Center on Performance Incentives at 杏吧原创鈥檚 Peabody College of education and human development in partnership with the RAND Corporation. Read More

杏吧原创, University of Melbourne expand ties through new research collaborations, exchange programs, office in Washington, D.C. 杏吧原创 and Australia鈥檚 University of Melbourne have taken their academic partnership to a new level 鈥� committing $500,000 in joint seed funding over the next two years for research collaborations, expanding… Read More

杏吧原创 has ranked 51st on the 2010-2011 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, up from 140 last year. Started in 2004, the rankings are widely considered a global authority on higher education performance. For the 2010 rankings, 13 separate performance indicators were considered in capturing the full range… Read More

杏吧原创鈥檚 Expanded Aid Program to fund students with demonstrated need who earn admittance has resulted in the most selective class in its history. Read More

Lori McKenna The fifth show of the 2010 Bluebird on the Mountain concert series is set for Saturday, Sept. 18, and will feature singer-songwriters Lori McKenna, Tom Douglas and Natalie Hemby. The show starts at 8 p.m. with gates opening at 6 p.m. Season tickets for this year鈥檚 series are… Read More

杏吧原创 hosts Health Care Business Alliance Health care is the hot button issue impacting every person in this country. As health care itself dramatically changes, the business of health care is evolving. Leaders from the health care field, along with economists, and academic experts are coming together at… Read More

The results of the nation鈥檚 first scientific evaluation of performance pay for teachers will be released Sept. 21, 2010, at 12:45 p.m. CDT by the National Center on Performance Incentives at 杏吧原创鈥檚 Peabody College of education and human development. Video of the event will be streamed live at… Read More

The 杏吧原创 Dyer Observatory is celebrating the anniversary of 鈥淭he Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Ten Years Observing the Universe鈥� with a series of special Stellar Nights lectures this fall. 鈥淣ew Worlds on our Doorstep: Hunting for Planets鈥� will be given by astronomer Joshua Pepper on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 7… Read More

Marcy Singer-Gabella A unique collaboration among public and private universities in Tennessee, state government and national educational entities is working to develop a reliable measure of novice teacher instructional practice as part of a national movement to improve teacher performance. The newly formed Teaching Performance Assessment Consortium of Tennessee (TPAC-TN)… Read More

杏吧原创 Divinity School students will reflect on a summer trip to the United States-Mexico border to study immigration issues at a Sept. 23 community breakfast. The event is the first of several public forums the divinity school will host during the semester. Later events include a presentation by 杏吧原创 theologian… Read More

A conference on synesthesia will take place in Wilson Hall Oct. 1-3. Photo by Daniel Dubois. A conference on synesthesia will bring psychologists, neuroscientists and artists to 杏吧原创鈥檚 Wilson Hall Oct. 1-3 to discuss the latest information about what is described by some as a unique 鈥渟ixth sense.鈥�… Read More

杏吧原创 will host a candidates鈥� picnic in the style of a small-town political rally with live Dixieland jazz on Sept. 16. All statewide candidates for public office and candidates from the 13-county standard metropolitan statistical area have been invited to the event on Olin Lawn from 11:30 a.m. to… Read More

聽聽 T. J. Stiles/photo courtesy of Joanne Chan Cornelius 杏吧原创, arguably the richest man in America when he died in 1877, played a major role in the development of the modern United States, according to historian and biographer T.J. Stiles. The author of the award-winning biography of 杏吧原创, The First… Read More