Spring 2018

Equitable Securities Corp., a municipal bonds dealer founded in Nashville during the Great Depression, helped launch what eventually became Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

Ten years into his role as chancellor, Nicholas S. Zeppos has no plans to slow Vanderbilt’s rapid progress—and he wants to bring the rest of higher education along for the ride. Read More

Beyond the shadow of a doubt, college remains the surest path to securing a good job, high-quality health care and enjoying a reasonable measure of stability for yourself and your family. Read More

Solar power appears ready for its moment in the sun after decades of unfulfilled promise, and several Vanderbilt alumni are leading the way to ensure that solar is not just a feel-good energy source but an economically viable one as well. Read More

Following the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, the private sector must step up its efforts in the fight against global warming, write professors Michael Vandenbergh and Jonathan Gilligan. Read More

By Ryan Underwood, BA’96 In this undated photo, members of Equitable Securities Corp. gather in front of the company’s Nashville office. The picture is among the items collected by J. Dewey Daane.   The Owen Graduate School of Management’s most prominent benefactors are well known to… Read More

By Ryan Underwood, BA’96 In this undated photo, members of Equitable Securities Corp. gather in front of the company’s Nashville office. The picture is among the items collected by J. Dewey Daane.   The Owen Graduate School of Management’s most prominent benefactors are well known to… Read More

By Ryan Underwood, BA’96 In this undated photo, members of Equitable Securities Corp. gather in front of the company’s Nashville office. The picture is among the items collected by J. Dewey Daane.   The Owen Graduate School of Management’s most prominent benefactors are well known to… Read More

Recent advances in imaging technology are enabling Vanderbilt scientists to gain unprecedented views of how molecules, cells and tissues work together, yielding radical new insights into the causes, treatment and prevention of disease. Read More

A registered dietitian, Jamie Pope says nutritional guidelines should reflect current science, but be livable and practical. “We need to be honest with ourselves about which healthy lifestyles are possible and sustainable for us,” she says. Read More

Drawing upon a rich background of life experiences and an unflinching desire to challenge injustice, Tiana Clark, MFA’17, has emerged as an electrifying new voice in poetry. Read More

The South Asian Cultural Exchange welcomed students to Wyatt Lawn on April 15 as part of a weekend-long celebration of the Hindu festival known as Holi. Read More

From Vanderbilt Libraries’ Shakespeare Festival to Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Young Child Parade, not to mention a new bike-sharing program, it’s been an active spring on campus. Read More

By Ryan Underwood, BA’96 In this undated photo, members of Equitable Securities Corp. gather in front of the company’s Nashville office. The picture is among the items collected by J. Dewey Daane.   The Owen Graduate School of Management’s most prominent benefactors are well known to… Read More

To help ensure that Vanderbilt’s mission stays on track and is poised for future success, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has convened a broadly diverse group of alumni leaders called the ’Dores of Distinction. Read More

Two hundred enthusiastic alumni and parents gathered to support Vanderbilt as part of the university’s inaugural Volunteer Leadership Weekend, held Feb. 23–24. Read More

It’s been a long journey for CEO and founding artistic director Dorothy Gunther Pugh, the former junior-high schoolteacher whose dream was to bring a premier ballet company to her native city. For her vision she was named Memphian of the Year last December by Memphis, the City Magazine. Read More

Mershon’s affinity for Vanderbilt has inspired nearly 20 years of consecutive annual giving. Read More

Civil rights trailblazer Perry Wallace, BE’70, who became the first-ever African American varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference when he suited up for Vanderbilt in 1967, has been honored with a new scholarship at the university. Read More

Head Baseball Coach Tim Corbin became the program’s all-time winningest coach March 4 when the ’Dores defeated Houston 9–4. Read More