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Concentration camp survivor Martin Weiss will speak during the 2009 Holocaust Lecture Series at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´, which is built around the theme "Barriers & Boundaries" for its 32nd year. Weiss, who was liberated by U.S. troops at the Gunskirchen camp in May 1945, will speak at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in the auditorium at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Law School. Read More

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´'s opportunities for lifelong learning will expand and thrive, thanks to a $1 million endowment from The Bernard Osher Foundation. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ offers non-credit classes that usually last six weeks during fall, winter and spring. Read More

Dunbar Ogden, author of the 2008 book My Father Said Yes: A White Pastor in Little Rock School Integration, will deliver ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´'s annual Walter Murray Commemorative Lecture Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6:45 p.m. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the multi-purpose room in The Commons Center. Read More

The investments portfolio of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´'s endowment fell 16.3 percent in the fiscal year ending June 30, one of the most challenging financial periods in modern American history. Read More

Elyn Saks, a 1977 graduate of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ and renowned legal scholar and mental health-policy advocate, was recently named one of 24 recipients of the 2009 MacArthur Fellow grants. Read More

Concerned with the dramatic decline in the traditional media's coverage of newsworthy scientific and academic activities, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ has joined with 34 other top research universities to create Futurity.org, an online news channel designed to showcase the achievements of their scientists and engineers, medical researchers and scholars. Read More

This year's Health Care Business Alliance, titled "Leading Change: the Future of Health Care," will be held at the Loews ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Hotel on Friday, Oct. 2. Read More

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ is helping keep safe the thousands of people who live, work, learn or receive health care on the campus by being the first and only university in Tennessee to become certified as "StormReady" by the National Weather Service. Read More

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, which debuts Oct. 2 at Neely Auditorium at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´, is a chilling dark comedy of new love and old hatreds. Read More

The impact of recognition and rewards on student attendance and performance in afterschool programs is the aim of a new study being launched by the National Center on Performance Incentives at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ and uBoost, a company that manages student reward programs. Read More

Ricardo Lagos, a former Chilean president whose administration achieved strong economic growth while adopting democratic and social reforms, will address current issues facing Latin America during an Oct. 1 lecture at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´. Read More

Questions about the notion of civility have been a hot topic given the recent outbursts of rapper Kanye West, tennis player Serena Williams and Congressman Joe Wilson. On Thursday, Sept. 24, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ will explore the topic further with the lecture "Civility in Decline? The View from the American College Campus." Read More

Civil rights movement leader the Rev. James Lawson will highlight the fall 2009 semester programming of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Divinity School when he delivers the annual Cole Lectures Oct. 15-16. Read More

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´'s class of 2013 ranks as the school's most academically prepared and most diverse class in school history, with the most competitive selection process. More than 19,353 students applied, up from 16,944 last year. Of the 1,599 students enrolled in the class, 86 percent came from the top 10 percent of their graduating class. A total of 167 were valedictorians or salutatorians, 187 National Merit Scholars and 12 National Achievement Scholars. Read More

Academically talented 7th through 10th graders will have a chance to expand their horizons, intellectually and socially, in an overnight ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ program this fall specifically designed for gifted students. Applications are currently being accepted for the program, Weekend Academy at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ or WAVU, which will take place Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11. Read More

Questions of identity surrounded Michael Jackson in life and death. A Sept. 21 panel discussion at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ will focus on larger issues of identity and diversity through the lens of the late pop star's life and career. Read More

[Media Note: ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ has a 24/7 video and audio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and a radio ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ experts is free, except for reserving fiber time. High-resolution photos are available by request.] Read More

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ political scientist Bruce Oppenheimer will discuss the continued expansion of presidential power and its impact on Congress during the school's annual Constitution Day program on Sept. 23. Read More

Neal Tate, a professor and chair of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´'s Department of Political Science who provided strong leadership during a successful rebuilding of the department, died on Sept. 13, 2009. Tate, 65, had been recovering from major surgery. Read More

Dhavan V. Shah, an expert on the social psychology of media influence on political judgment, will examine the impact of new media in his presentation "Network Nation: How Campaign Ads and the Internet Shape Participation" on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 4:10 p.m. at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´. Read More