The lectures are free and open to the public. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. The Antoinette Brown Lecture, named for Antoinette Brown Blackwell, who, in 1853, became the first ordained woman in America, features distinguished woman theologians and church leaders speaking on a variety of concerns for women in ministry. The Cole Lectures were established in 1893 by Colonel Edmund W. Cole for the advocacy of the Christian religion, and the lectures have been delivered annually for more than a hundred years. The Herman Norton Lecture in Preaching and Pastoral Care was established in order to bring to Vanderbilt Divinity School and the religious community of Nashville renowned leaders in this area.
All lectures are open to the public without charge.
The purpose of the seminar series is to promote informed discussion of critical policy-based education issues among scholars, policy makers, practitioners, and researchers. This annual series is held on the Peabody campus and is open to the public. Dates, speakers, and topics are publicized locally and nationally. The Owen Graduate School of Management offers executive seminars on a variety of topics throughout the year. Seminars range from two days up to a week in length and are designed to meet the professional development needs of managers.