Chancellor’s Lecture Series
The Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Series strives to connect the university and the Nashville community with leaders and visionaries who are shaping our world. For more information, email cls@vanderbilt.edu.
The 2018-19 CLS season has come to an end. Lectures for the 2019-20 season will be announced starting in the fall. Recaps and videos of previous lectures can be found below.
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Previous Lecture Speakers Include:
Dr. Mae Jemison
Principal, 100 Year Starship
First woman of color in space
April 30, 2019 | Watch >>
Stacey Abrams
House Minority Leader, Georgia
2018 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, Georgia
March 19, 2019 | Watch >>
Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Sciences,
Colorado State University
November 29, 2018 | Watch >>
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee
Associate Professor of Medicine
Columbia University
November 1, 2018 | Watch >>
Robert M. Gates, Ph.D.
22nd U.S. Secretary of Defense
15th Director of Central Intelligence
April 24, 2018
Vice President Joe Biden
47th Vice President of the United States (2009-2017)
April 10, 2018 | Watch >>
Carly Fiorina
Former CEO, Hewlett-Packard
2016 GOP Presidential Nominee
February 20, 2018 | Watch >>
Jelani Cobb, Ph.D.
Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism,
Columbia University
January 17, 2018 | Watch >>
