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As a Vanderbilt undergraduate, Alex Taylor, BS’97, never thought he’d join the family business. He also had no desire to follow his friends into the world of financial services, even though he was studying what he calls the “psychology of business” as a human and organizational development major at… Read More

If you want to get a handle on the game of baseball, a good place to start is with the ball itself, specifically the seams that tie it all together. The 108 red stitches—used by pitchers to alter the trajectory of throws, depending on subtle changes in their grip—are the… Read More

Alumni who go to events, volunteer and give back bring tremendous value to Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Spring Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in Langford Auditorium. All faculty are encouraged to attend. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will give his annual address and, along with Faculty SenateChair Charlene Dewey, present some of the university’s highest honors to faculty, including the … Read More

For many alumni March brings fond memories of a transformational week spent on an Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip. Read More

Vanderbilt Travel offers exciting cultural and educational experiences in destinations around the world. Read More

Ben Friedman, BS’89, is performing the duties of administrator and undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) until a new presidential appointment is made for the organization. Read More

You’ve probably heard of it, but how often have you actually used it? The informational interview is a critical piece to your job search, and is one of the easiest ways to use Vanderbilt’s alumni network. Read More

Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host an in-depth look at the effort to fill the current vacancy to the United States Supreme Court. The event is scheduled for Thursday, March 30, as part of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series. Read More

The AAU has prepared a helpful FAQ for anyone seeking to understand facilities and administrative costs (also known as "indirect costs") associated with federally funded research. Read More

Maria Renz, the first female adviser to Jeff Bezos, has been named Amazon’s vice president for delivery experience. Read More

Jeff Zenter, JD’06, left the music industry to start writing young adult fiction. His debut novel, The Serpent King, made multiple Best of 2016 book lists and won the William C. Morris award from the American Library Association. Zenter explains his shift from music to writing in this article from… Read More

In July 2004, Wes Powell received what he now refers to as “the Guantánamo call.” Life hasn’t been the same since. That same year the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that men imprisoned at the U.S. Navy base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, had a right to challenge their detention in… Read More

Vanderbilt alumna Shirley M. Collado, BS’94, has been selected as Ithaca College’s ninth president. Read More

The Tennessee State Building Commission voted unanimously to appoint Ann McGauran, MMHC’09, as State Architect. McGauran is the first woman to serve Tennessee in this capacity since the position was created in 1955. Read More

Terrah Foster Akard is helping children facing serious and life-threatening illness create a digital record of their lives, and measuring the impact the practice has on their emotional wellbeing. Read More