Arts and Science On the Hill
Jon Boughtin in the rotunda of the Cannon Office Building. Boughtin serves as senior legislative assistant for New York Congressman Bill Owens. For some, it was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream....
View ArticleOpen Book
Notes on Democracy by H.L. Mencken In Defense of Freedom and Related Essays by Frank S. Meyer Freedom and Federalism by Felix Morley The Man Versus The State by Herbert Spencer Reading now: Saint...
View ArticleCongratulations
Congratulations to these faculty members who have been promoted to new positions and received tenure. Patrick Abbot, associate professor of biological sciences Brian Bachmann, associate professor of...
View ArticleIn Place …. Shape the Future
If the $1.94 billion raised in Vanderbilt’s recently concluded Shape the Future fundraising campaign seems like a mind-boggling figure, then consider this. Each gift has a purpose and fills a need....
View ArticleJust Hatched
This baby alligator and about 40 of its siblings decided the first day of fall classes would be a great time to hatch. Ph.D. student Duncan Leitch, BA’06, helped the alligator break out of its egg,...
View ArticleWhat the Fungi Know
Antonis Rokas Behind slammed doors, most teenagers fervently wish at least once that they could belong to another family. One that was hipper, permissive, richer—somehow more in line with their needs....
View ArticleMath to the Nth Power
The next time you pull out your smartphone, take a moment to appreciate the tremendous amount of mathematics that it embodies. Math is involved in converting the sound of your voice into radio signals...
View ArticleWatch This
James “Jim” Seuss, BA’85, has been surrounded by luxury throughout his career. Holding positions of leadership with Tiffany and Co., Harry Winston Inc., Cole Haan, Stella McCartney Ltd., and...
View ArticleA Race to the Death (or Close)
I didn’t finish the race. Forty hours into the Death Race and a mere five hours from the end, I quit. In my four years as a Vanderbilt athlete, I had never failed to make it to the finish line. I had...
View ArticleFive Minutes With … Gary Jaeger
Gary Jaeger could probably improve the writing in this magazine standing on his head. A philosopher, writing coach and yogi, Jaeger serves as the assistant director of the Writing Studio and senior...
View ArticleThe Choice: One Year Later
New first-year students are welcomed with cheers and move in help from now-sophomore Greshko and others on Vanderbilt’s Move Crew. The Commons Center, the student center located in the heart of The...
View ArticleForever Changed
Jake Ramsey was part coach, part confidant, part disciplinarian…and all teacher to his TFA students. He continues those roles at a Nashville charter school. The October after his graduation from the...
View ArticleFun Fact
When Associate Professor Brandt Eichman and Assistant Professor Antonis Rokas were surprised with 2011 Chancellor’s Awards for Research in August, they became the eighth and ninth biological sciences...
View ArticleBridges to Bangladesh
Traditional fishing nets, Meghna River in northeastern Bangladesh. Mention Bangladesh and images of poverty, famine and environmental disaster might come to mind. That’s only half the story, says Steve...
View ArticleSerbia in the 1990s
Serbia in the 1990s serves as the lens through which Assistant Professor of Art Vesna Pavlovic (pictured) contrasts normalcy and war. Her photographs were installed in a recent show at the Frist Center...
View ArticleAn Arts and Science Head of State
Abdiweli M. Ali, MA’88 Abdiweli M. Ali, MA’88, has been named the prime minister of Somalia, the first College of Arts and Science alumnus to serve as a head of state. Ali was appointed the acting...
View ArticleCelebrating New Endowed Chairs
From left, Dean Carolyn Dever congratulates William P. Caferro, Lynn Enterline, Jane G. Landers, William Luis, James G. Patton and Carl H. Johnson, who were celebrated at a ceremony in May. Some of the...
View ArticleFall 2011 Cover
His Teach For America experience inspired Jake Ramsey, BA’09, to continue teaching academically-disadvantaged students. Here he works on math concepts with students at Nashville’s Kipp Academy. Read...
View ArticleA View from Kirkland Hall
A great university brings the best lessons of the past and the present forward to shape the future. In this sense, a university is an inherently optimistic institution. Each fall, we welcome to our...
View Article