Summer 2021
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Kimberly Robinson, BE’89: A New Space Age
Kimberly Robinson, CEO and executive director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, believes that the nation is on the brink of another exciting Space Age, similar to the 1960s. Read MoreAug 19, 2021
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Electric Avenue: Vanderbilt alumni are helping steer General Motors toward a future driven by electric vehicle sales
General Motors' announcement that it would phase out combustion engines—the heart of its cars and trucks for more than 100 years—and move to an all-electric fleet by 2035 could have monumental implications for the global auto industry and broad efforts to combat climate change. The success of the initiative will depend on Vanderbilt alumni who hold key positions in the company. Read MoreJul 26, 2021
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Vanderbilt Heard Libraries are new home to Dizzy Gillespie Collection
Vanderbilt’s partnership with the National Museum of African American Music has moved forward with the university’s acquisition of a rich collection of photos, scrapbooks and more from the life and career of jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie. Read MoreMay 24, 2021
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Vanderbilt faculty partner with Nashville arts group for a cosmic country western musical
With the help of a Vanderbilt Strong grant and Vanderbilt’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy, two Vanderbilt University instructors came together to create a boisterous country western musical comedy. The play, "Sloppy Bonnie," will run May 20–June 5 in the parking lot of Oz Arts Nashville. Read MoreMay 21, 2021
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EADJ and Campos-Pons honored with major art awards
Afro-Cuban American artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice, a trans-institutional partnership that she founded at Vanderbilt University, have received prestigious awards this spring. Read MoreMay 11, 2021
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MHS writer-in-residence Odie Lindsey recognized for latest novel
Odie Lindsey, writer-in-residence in medicine, health and society, has received the 2021 Award for Fiction from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters for his novel "Some Go Home." The prize is the state’s highest designation for creative works. Read MoreApr 12, 2021
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More than 7,600 members of Vanderbilt community support university on Giving Day
More than 7,600 members of the Vanderbilt community, including alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends, joined together on Giving Day, April 7, to donate more than $5 million to help advance the university’s mission of education, discovery and leadership. Read MoreApr 8, 2021