Threads of change: Ecology, regenerative livelihoods, and textile innovation in Madagascar

The Harry C. Howard, Jr.., Lecture Series at Vanderbilt University's Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities was established in 1994 through the endowment of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Nash, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. George D. Renfro, all of Asheville, North Carolina. The lecture honors Harry C. Howard, Jr., who earned his bachelor’s degree Vanderbilt in 1951, and allows the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities to bring an outstanding scholar to Vanderbilt annually to deliver a lecture on a significant topic in the humanities.  

The 2025-26 Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture,  Threads of change: Ecology, regenerative livelihoods, and textile innovation in Madagascar, will be delivered by wildlife conservationist Rachel Kramer, on Wednesday, April 8th, at 4:10 PM, in the Community Room of the Central Library. Rachel leads the non-profit organization Conservation through Poverty Alleviation International (CPALI.org) that operates at the intersection of science and art. Her…