Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past thirteen years studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. Brené is the author of three #1 New York Times Bestsellers: Rising Strong, Daring Greatly and The Gifts of Imperfection. She is also the Founder and CEO of The Daring Way andCOURAGEworks – an online learning community that offers eCourses, workshops, and interviews for individuals and organizations ready for braver living, loving, and leading. Brené’s 2010 TEDx Houston talk, The Power of Vulnerability, is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world, with over 25 million viewers. 

Check out her TED talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en

Free tickets are available to Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff through the Sarratt Box Office.

Cosponsored by: Project Dialogue, the Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, the Blair School of Music, the Office of Housing and Residential Education, and the Department of Athletics.

This event will support the launch of a new campus-wide initiative called the Vanderbilt [IM]Perfection Project. The Vanderbilt University [IM]Perfection Project aims to create a campus culture where students can celebrate their successes and their failures. It seeks to bring awareness of failure and setbacks as a healthy part of every student’s college experience and life after Vanderbilt. The [IM]Perfection Project wants to foster a Vanderbilt community where students can bravely share their stories of “good failures” as well as their journeys of self-acceptance.

Dr. Brown’s talk will be followed by a student “Speak-Out” panel on Tuesday, February 16th at 7 PM in Kissam C216. Learn more about the panel event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1193431584024398/

Questions? Email rachel.eskridge@vanderbilt.edu or alexandra.l.hollifield@vanderbilt.edu.