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    Scripting the Moves- Culture and Control in a "No-Excuses" Charter School

    Vanderbilt University Professor Joanne Golann questioned whether “no-excuses” charter schools are too focused on strict behavior compliance guidelines for students. This virtual program was …

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  • Scripting the Moves-Culture and Control in a "No-Excuses" Charter School

    Vanderbilt University professor Joanne Golann questioned whether “no-excuses” charter schools are too focused on strict behavior compliance guidelines for students. This virtual program was …

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    Modernizing the Home and Workplace

    Sarah Igo talked about the societal shift that occurred during the early 20th century as modernization impacted businesses and households. Professor Igo focused on the literary works of Chri…

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    Philanthropy and Higher Education

    Social historian Earl Lewis gave the annual Harry Howard Lecture at Vanderbilt University. He talked about philanthropy, the humanities, and higher education

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    The Letters of Arthur Schlesinger

    Andrew and Stephen Schlesinger presented a collection of letters from their father, the late Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. A special assistant to President Kennedy…

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    Coup

    Keel Hunt and others talked about his book, Coup: The Day the Democrats Ousted Their Governor, Put Republican Lamar Alexander in Office Early, and Stopped a Pardon Scandal, in which he recou…

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    The Speech

    A panel discussion was held by contributors to the book The Speech: Race and Barack Obama’s “A More Perfect Union" (Bloomsbury USA; August 18, 2009. It is a collection of essays about the fa…

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    B.G. Burkett on Stolen Valor

    B.G. Burkett talked about his book Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History, published by Verity Press Publishing. He is a Vietnam veteran and is…

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    Vanderbilt University Senior Class Day Address

    Vanderbilt alumnus and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus delivered the Senior Class Day address on the Alumni Lawn of Vanderbilt University. Mr. Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker and eco…

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    State of the News Media

    Ken Paulson, Editor at USA Today, spoke about the relationship between politics and journalism. He discussed the evolution of public perception of the news media. He noted that while many pe…

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    Tennessee Senate Debate

    Before an audience at Vanderbilt University, the candidates for U.S Senate for Tennessee, republican Lamar Alexander, and democrat Bob Clement debated many issues, including negative campaig…

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    Undermining U.S. Security

    Mr. Horowitz talked about American security and his belief that safety and security are being undermined by liberals. Among the topics he addressed were the politics of academia, race relati…

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    Transforming Government

    Comptroller General David Walker talked about government’s role in regulating businesses, in addition to the Enron bankruptcy case and future legal action by the General Accounting Office ag…

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    Family Reunion Conference

    President Bill Clinton delivered remarks to the annual Family Reunion Conference hosted by Vanderbilt University. He spoke about the challenges facing children and families and announced his…

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    Involving Families in Education

    In this panel discussion from VANDERBUILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville ,TN President Bill Clinton participated in the annual conference hosted by Vice President and Mrs.Tipper Gore. Panelists talk…

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    Family Importance in Education

    Vice President Al Gore opened the annual conference which he and Tipper host at Vanderbilt University. This year’s meeting focused on the relationship between families and education and how …

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    Media Coverage of Church Burnings

    Journalists talked about whether or not the church burnings in the southeastern U.S. were covered seriously in the media. Some said the story was ignored and others thought the burnings were…

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    A Look at the Television Evening News Archive

    Paul Simpson and Jim Pelkington talked about the creation of the Archive and database.

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    Tennessee Senate Debate

    Candidates for the Tennessee U.S. Senate seat debated the issues.

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