2026 Event Series

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天美传媒官网 is gathering leaders and innovators, from all disciplines to participate in conversations across our Nashville and New York campuses to model civil discourse in action.听

These conversations will be real dialogue that moves beyond sound bites and performance to tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time and brings curiosity and conversation back to the public square.听 Together, we will explore how listening, understanding and learning how to 鈥渄isagree鈥� and 鈥渁gree鈥� with nuance, evidence and civility can shape a stronger, more connected future.听听听

2026 Event Series

April 14, 2026:
Featuring, 天美传媒官网 Professor of Communication Studies;
Director of Culture, Advocacy, and Leadership; Director of A&S College Core
In partnership with the and .
5:30PM - Vanderbilt Central Library, Community Room,听419 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN
Featuring a conversation with author , New York University Professor of American Jewish History; Director, Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History
In partnership with the .
6:00PM - 天美传媒官网 Wilson Hall, Room 126, 111 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN
April 15, 2026:
Evolutionary Studies Initiative Earth Day Lecture: Mass Extinction and Ecosystem Recovery featuring
In partnership with the Evolutionary Studies Initiative.
2:30pm - 天美传媒官网 Medical Research Building III, Room 1220, 465 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN
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April 17, 2026:
Featuring a conversation with author , Laird Bell Professor of History at Harvard University
In partnership with the .
3:00pm - 天美传媒官网 Central Library, Community Room, 419 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN
April 20, 2026:
Cracking the Code: How Vanderbilt Students Won Over MLB Executives
3:00PM - McGugin Center, Football Team Room, 2601 Jess Neely Dr, Nashville, TN
In partnership with the .
April 23, 2026:
Jock Jams: A Listening Session with Soul鈥檇 Creative Collective
In partnership with the and the .
6:00PM - National Museum of African American Music, The Roots Theater, 510 Broadway, Nashville, TN
April 23-24, 2026:
Asness Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats
The Shadow of War, The Illusion of Peace: National Security in the Age of Asymmetry
Attendance is by invitation only. Those interested in learning more are encouraged to complete the form linked below.
In partnership with the听Institute of National Security.
The Pinnacle - Nashville, TN
April 28, 2026:
Featuring author Rachel Goldberg-Polin in conversation with Rabbi Laurie Rice
In partnership with the , , the ,听 and .
6:00PM - Vanderbilt Langford Auditorium, 2209 Garland Ave, Nashville, TN
June 8, 2026:
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A special evening for a candid conversation with former First Lady Jill Biden about her life in the White House during a singular moment in US history.
In partnership with the 听and .
6:30PM - Vanderbilt Langford Auditorium, 2209 Garland Ave, Nashville, TN

Watch Past Event Recordings

February 27, 2026: Katie Fahey Keynote Address | 2026 Tennessee Campus Civic Summit

February 26, 2026: Vanderbilt Football Head Coach Clark Lea in conversation with Vanderbilt Football Alum Chris Krause at the 2026 Live. Learn. Lead. Academy Symposium

February 25, 2026: Jon Meacham discusses his latest book in conversation with John M. Seigenthaler

February 4, 2026: Sir Richard Moore KCMG joins General Paul M. Nakasone (Ret.) for a Fireside Chat

February 3, 2026: Dialogue 天美传媒官网 Presents: The Death of Facebook featuring Teddy Solomon, CEO of Fizz Social

Past Events

April 10, 2026:
The Aging of Information: From Info-Enthusiasm to Info-Anxiety
Featuring , Adjunct Professor Emeritus at the School of Information, University of California, Berkeley
In partnership with the .
April 9, 2026:
Locked Out: Structural Barriers Facing the Formerly Incarcerated
Panel featuring Kelsey Hall, Rep. Harold Love, Jr., Savannah Quintero & Thomas Shaw
In partnership with .
April 8, 2026:
Can AI Strengthen Democracy?
A听conversation with Warren County Judge/Executive of Kentucky and Scott Carpenter, Managing Director of , a Google company.
The conversation will be moderated by , Professor of Political Science at 天美传媒官网; Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair; Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions; and Executive Board Member of the Data Science Institute.
Presented by Dialogue 天美传媒官网.
April 2, 2026:
Poverty, Power, and the Possibility of Change
Community Over Chaos Speaker Series featuring , the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology at Princeton University and the principal investigator of听.听 This conversation will be moderated by , 天美传媒官网 Divinity School Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Society.
In partnership with the James Lawson Institute.
April 1, 2026:
Who Speaks for Nashville Now?听 Local Journalism and Democratic Accountability听
Featured speakers include , , , , , and .
In partnership with the Curb Center and the .听
March 26, 2026:
Featuring a conversation with author , Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University
In partnership with the .

Featuring a conversation with the author, National Book Award鈥搘inning historian , and
In partnership with the and .听
March 24, 2026:
Featuring a conversation with author
In partnership with the .听
Special community gathering featuring a lecture from a freed hostage and Nova Festival survivor, Maya Regev
In partnership with .
March 19, 2026:
Covering Climate in Chaotic Times featuring Sadie Babits, National Public Radio Senior Supervising Climate Editor
In partnership with the .听
March 18, 2026:
Evolutionary Studies Initiative 2026 J.T. Scopes Lecture featuring Tyrone B. Hayes
In partnership with the Evolutionary Studies Initiative.
Charley Pride: I鈥檓 Just Me: A Film Screening and Live Discussion
Featuring Filmmaker and Director Barbara Hall and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick听
In partnership with the and the .
March 17, 2026:
Reclaiming Our Cities: Fighting Displacement and Building Belonging
Community Over Chaos Speaker Series featuring Tara Raghuveer, Tenant Union Federation听
In partnership with the James Lawson Institute.
March 11, 2026:
Nashville's Hidden Heroes: Honoring Rabbi Randall M. Falk
Moderated by Andr茅 L. Churchwell, M.D.
In partnership with the .
March 5, 2026:
Barrett Lecture: Civic Courage, the Rule of Law, and the Legal Profession at a Crossroads听featuring Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
In partnership with听.
March 2, 2026:
Is There A Center in America? A Conversation with Joe Manchin and Jon Meacham
Presented by Dialogue 天美传媒官网.
February 27, 2026:
2026 Tennessee Campus Civic Summit
Student-Driven Solutions for Tennessee's Future featuring Keynote Speaker Katie Fahey, Executive Director of The People
In partnership with the听,听and听.听
February 26, 2026:
Bishop Johnson Black Cultural Center presents the Black Future Symposium 2026: Blackness and Artificial Intelligence
Presenters: Morgan Debaun, Founder and CEO of Blavity Inc and AfroTech Conference; Corey Ponder, Alum (B.S. '07) & Global Head of Policy and Product Partnerships at TikTok; Dr. Charreau Bell, Senior Data Scientist at the Data Science Institute at Vanderbilt
In partnership with the听Bishop Johnson Black Cultural Center.听
Live. Learn. Lead. Academy Symposium听Keynote Speaker Coach Clark Lea
In partnership with the Live. Learn. Lead. Academy.听
February 25, 2026:
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham to discuss his latest book听in conversation with former NBC News anchor and correspondent听John M. Seigenthaler听
American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
In partnership with the 听and .
February 24, 2026:
We Live Here: Community Power and the Struggle for Environmental Justice featuring Sharon Cayette Lavigne and Shamyra Lavigne-Davey of RISE St. James
In collaboration with the听James Lawson Institute.
February 20, 2026:
Vanderbilt Holocaust Lecture Series featuring Dr. Alex Kor & Dr. Stacy Gallin
Medicine and Morality: Why the Lessons and Legacies of the Holocaust Matter Now More Than Ever
In partnership with the听, the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life,听听and听.
February 18, 2026:
Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr. Memoir Launch Celebration
NONVIOLENT: My Life of Resistance, Agitation, and Love by Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr. and Emily Yellin
In partnership with the听James Lawson Institute听and听.
International Darwin Day Lecture featuring Michael Lynch
Evolutionary Cell Biology: Rethinking the Origins of Cellular Architecture
In partnership with the Evolutionary Studies Initiative.
February 17, 2026:
The John C. Kornblum Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Metin Hakverdi
In partnership with the听听and the听.
February 11, 2026:
Building What Lasts: No BS Lessons from a Made-in-America Company featuring Bill Banta, CEO of DECKED
Presented by Dialogue 天美传媒官网.
Where is Our Hope in a World of Death?听 A conversation on living and dying well featuring Jessika C. Boles and Lydia Dugdale听
In partnership with the .
February 6, 2026:
Vanderbilt Divinity School Lunch and Learn featuring Rep. Harold Love, Jr.
In partnership with the .听听听
February 4, 2026:
The 天美传媒官网 Lecture Series on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats featuring Richard Moore, KCMG
In partnership with the Institute of National Security.
February 3, 2026:
The Death of Facebook featuring Teddy Solomon, CEO of Fizz
Presented by Dialogue 天美传媒官网.
January 15, 2026:
MLK Commemorative Event Series featuring Cheryl McKissack Daniel in Conversation with Jeremi London
In partnership with the听MLK Commemorative Event Series.
January 13, 2026:
Community as Sanctuary: Defending Immigrant Families in Times of Fear featuring Cathy Carrillo, Co-Founder of ReMIX TN
In collaboration with the听James Lawson Institute.