Fall 2015
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Lifelong Journey Begins for Recent Grads
When the Class of 2015 walked across the Commencement stage in May, their steps were just the first along a lifetime path with Vanderbilt. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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Obituary: Jean Bass Crawford, ’47, A Reporter’s Nose
Jean Bass Crawford, editor of Vanderbilt Magazine for 29 years and former director of Vanderbilt’s Office of Alumni Publications, died Aug. 7 in Nashville. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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Obituary: Francis S. Guess, MBM’74, Human Rights Champion
Francis Guess, a revered Nashville business leader, trailblazer in the private sector, and a champion of civil rights, died July 23. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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Obituary: Frank Mordica, BS’81, Made for Speed
Frank Mordica, one of the greatest running backs in Vanderbilt football history, died of a heart attack July 18 in his hometown of Tallahassee, Florida, at the age of 57. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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Wildest Dreams: Students Win Tickets to Taylor Swift Concert
Fourteen lucky students had some pretty great seats for the Sept. 25 Taylor Swift concert at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, thanks to Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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Mazel Tov! Zimmerman Judaica Collection Reaches Milestone
An exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Mary and Harry Zimmerman Judaica Collection is on view at the Vanderbilt University Divinity Library through March 2016. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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Uncle Sam: WWI Posters Explore the Role of Propaganda
Forging Identity—Imagining the Enemy: American Propaganda and the Great War at the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery draws on a large number of World War I posters from the Peabody College Collection that focus on the need for troops, money, medical personnel and supplies, and a spirit of public unity. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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A Tale of Two Operas: Blair Stages Fall Operas at Opposite Ends of the Scale
This fall the Blair School of Music presents two operas diametrically opposed in style, scale and staging. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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Impression: VUT Presents Metamorphoses
Vanderbilt University Theatre opened its 2015–16 season in early October with Metamorphoses, a theatrical adaptation by Mary Zimmerman of Ovid’s classical Greek stories. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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The Events of May: Vietnam War Protests at Vanderbilt
Reprinted from the May/June 1970 issue of the Vanderbilt Alumnus, this is the last in a yearlong series celebrating the 100th anniversary of Vanderbilt Magazine. Read MoreOct 15, 2015
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The Call-Up: Colombia native Lina Granados realizes World Cup dream
Although Granados spent most of her childhood in the U.S., she is acutely aware of the discrimination female soccer players face in her home country. She hopes the recent success of the Colombia women's team at the World Cup will change some minds. Read MoreSep 30, 2015
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Obituary: Jacob T. Brewer, BS’04, ‘Simply One of the Best’
Jacob “Jake” Brewer, a White House senior policy adviser to the Office of Science and Technology Policy, died Sept. 19 in a collision with a car in Mount Airy, Maryland, while participating in a charity bicycle ride for cancer treatment programs. He was 34. Read MoreSep 23, 2015