Fall 2016
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Recent Books, Fall 2016
Handbook of Early Childhood Special Education coedited by Erin Barton, assistant professor of special education, with Brian Reichow of the University of Florida, and Brian A. Boyd and Samuel L. Odom, of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2016, Springer) The handbook discusses early childhood special education, with particular… Read MoreDec 12, 2016
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Transformative Times: Editor’s Letter, Fall 2016
Like most readers of Vanderbilt Magazine, I often flip to the Class Notes section first. After scouring the Class of ’96 for any juicy nuggets, I branch out to overlapping years, searching for names that ring a faint bell. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Well Composed: Blair Celebrates Fall with Premieres, Composers and Contemporary Opera
The Blair School of Music opened its concert season with numerous premiere performances this fall, including several world premieres of works specifically commissioned for Blair faculty. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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How to Network: Advice from Katharine Brooks
Networking opportunities at Vanderbilt alumni chapter events, along with untold numbers of holiday parties, are right around the corner, so Vanderbilt Magazine reached out to Katharine Brooks, the Evans Family Executive Director of Vanderbilt’s Career Center, for some tips about how to work a cocktail-party crowd. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Weird Science: Kit Parker’s Breakthrough Work on Artificial Hearts and Brain Injuries
Expect the unexpected when you walk into Kit Parker’s biophysics lab at Harvard. From cuttlefish skin camouflage to cotton candy machines used for wound dressings, his science is anything but ordinary. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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A Letter to My Daughter: How we made our mark on women’s equity at Vanderbilt
This essay is adapted from The Long View: Essays, Poems, Stories (2015, Cordelia Hollis) by Susan Ford Wiltshire, Vanderbilt professor of classical studies, emerita. Wiltshire wrote this piece as a letter to her daughter, Carrie Wiltshire McCutcheon, JD’05, who is an attorney at Baker Donelson law firm in Nashville. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Living the Dream: How One Doctor’s Journey Has Spurred a Virtuous Cycle of Giving
Dr. Tiara Aldridge was able to pursue a Vanderbilt education—and achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a physician—thanks in part to the Levy Scholarship. (JOE HOWELL) As a talented high school senior in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Tiara Aldridge, BA’10, MD’14, always dreamed of becoming a doctor one day. But… Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Math Master: Sylvia T. Bozeman, MA’70, Honored with National Medal of Science Committee Appointment
Bozeman's tireless efforts to encourage women from underrepresented groups to pursue graduate degrees in mathematics were recognized by President Obama when he appointed her to the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science. The 12-member committee is responsible for identifying nominees for the president’s consideration in selecting recipients for the prestigious award. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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More than 1,000 Words: Master Printmaker Jesse Shaw Exhibits American Epic Series at VDS
In his American Epic series, currently on display at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Shaw presents broad themes like religion and technology in lush, detailed and sometimes disturbing imagery, rooting his interpretation in the style of the painters of the Mexican Mural Renaissance. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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The Night Bear Bryant Came to Town: Football Coaching Legends at Vanderbilt
No doubt Bear Bryant is the most legendary figure ever to walk the sidelines at Dudley Field as a Vanderbilt assistant, but the list of former assistants includes a number of impressive names, notable for their achievements in college and professional football. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Summer Send-Off Parties Welcome Families to the Vanderbilt Community
Summer Send-Off Parties are one of the university’s finest traditions. For nearly 50 years, alumni and parents in cities across the country have come together to welcome incoming students and their families to the Vanderbilt community. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Commodore Comeback: Chris Marve, BS’11, Returns to Coach at Vanderbilt
Of the approximately 1,100 assistant coaches in major-college football, only three are Vanderbilt graduates. One of those three, Chris Marve, BS’11, has returned to coach at his alma mater. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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The 201st Chance?: Helping Those Leaving Prison to Overcome Reentry Barriers
Many people leaving prison face insurmountable barriers to obtaining basic necessities like housing, employment and driver’s licenses. Despite the types of offenses on their record, the length of time that has lapsed since their last offense, or overwhelming evidence that they have reformed, their criminal history often is the only thing that matters. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Strike the Slang: Bowling Team Learns Language of Culture
When your roster of 11 consists of student-athletes from four continents, you can’t always assume everyone is speaking the same language—so to speak. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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House Party: Move-In Day Selfie
Senior Bradley Faskowitz, a resident adviser in Murray House, snaps a selfie with Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (center) and first-year students John Kim, Cortez Johnson and Jasper Lee during Move-In Day in August. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Stephanie Storey, BA’97: A Tale of Two Rivals
Storey, a self-described art fanatic who has worked as a writer and television, film and news producer in Hollywood for the past 15 years, embarked on a national book tour last spring to promote her debut novel. In April she stopped at the Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt Bookstore for a signing and reading—coincidentally on the same weekend that a film she helped produce, called Broke*, was screened at the Nashville Film Festival. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Olympia Ammon, BS’96: Connecting for a Lifetime
As vice president of development for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Olympia Ammon, BS’96, knows the impact that financial support can have on an organization. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Obituary: Robert Wallace Brockman, BA’47, MS’49, PhD’52
Robert Wallace Brockman, a research biochemist who devoted nearly four decades of his life to the understanding of cancer-cell resistance to chemotherapy, died April in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was 91. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Arts and Culture Accolades, Fall 2016
Read about noteworthy accomplishments by Vesna Pavlović, associate professor of art, and Cecelia Tichi, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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The Italian Job: Alumna Gee Finds Stories in Frescoes from the Time of Nero
Regina Gee works with a fresco at the Oplontis villa in Torre Annunziata, Italy, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. “For the Romans living at the villa, life seems to have been a relentless, never-ending performance,” Gee says. “What you see is wealth and power laid out in the arrangement… Read MoreNov 20, 2016