Vanderbilt Magazine

Several years ago Martha Ingram made a trip to New York City with what was a fairly typical itinerary for her: meetings of the Business Committee for the Arts, a New York Philharmonic black-tie opening night gala with an all-Dvořák program that included Yo-Yo Ma playing the Cello Concerto, cocktails before the concert and dinner after. Read More

Autumn Reading List As summer turns to fall, even those of us long out of school seem to feel a familiar urge to hit the books. The promise of cooler days makes us want to curl up with a good read, and Vanderbilt alumni and faculty offer up several possibilities… Read More

PavlovićThe explorations of Vesna Pavlović into our motivations for taking photographs and how we experience them are showcased in a major exhibit that opened in June at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville. The exhibit, Projected Histories, ran through Sept. 11. Pavlović, assistant professor of art at… Read More

Richards In The Seawall, a short film that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival this year, a young boy begins an emotional journey from his home in Guyana, South America, to a new life in Brooklyn. It’s a journey that filmmaker Mason Richards himself made when he was 7 years… Read More

Evan Mack’s opera, Angel of the Amazon, was given its world premiere by Encompass New Opera Theatre in May at the Jerome Robbins Theater of Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City. With serendipitous timing, two Blair alumni are making their marks on the Boston opera scene this year. Heidi… Read More

In predicting when and how America’s financial collapse would occur, my focus was on the growing importance of the housing sector, the actions of our government, and the response of the private sector. Read More

The iconic Norman Rockwell painting of a family doctor checking the heart of a young patient’s doll may seem quaint, but it’s far from old-fashioned. Read More

Chantelle Anderson, BS’03, is now—and will in perpetuity be—high above the floor of Memorial Gymnasium. Her jersey, that is. On Feb. 13, Vanderbilt retired her jersey and unveiled it hanging in the rafters alongside the banners that chronicle the best in Commodore basketball. She became just the fourth… Read More

New rules for SEC football and basketball programs emerged from the May meeting of presidents and coaches in Destin, Fla. Most notable among the changes are the dissolution of the east and west divisions in basketball and the reduction of annual signing classes in football from 28 to 25 players. Read More

Both Commodore basketball teams won at least 20 games last season, and each advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The men’s program finished with a 23–11 record, 9–7 in the SEC. They lost to Richmond in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore guard John Jenkins was named the Tennessee… Read More

Rudolph Former professional golfer and Vanderbilt coach Mason Rudolph died April 18, 2011. He had been an integral part of the Vanderbilt golf program since 1992, having spent five years as head coach of the men’s program before being named director of golf. In 2002 his title was amended… Read More

Noori frequently speaks to community groups about nutrition.Not all Vanderbilt coaches are on the sidelines during games, calling plays and devising strategies. Some, like Majid “Magic” Noori, stay behind the scenes, but their jobs are no less important. As Vanderbilt’s food coach, Noori is in charge of the Training Table,… Read More

Kids aged 5 to 15 learned the basics of soccer in June during one of several summer sports camps at Vanderbilt. Baseball Preseason Honors Bode Well for Season Men’s Tennis Players Earn All-SEC, Rookie of the Year Honors Sophomore Ryan Lipman and senior Adam Baker, BA’11, were selected to the… Read More

On a chilly Friday night last November, the area underneath the wide expanse of the Jefferson Street Bridge in downtown Nashville became a scene of rare opportunity for the city’s homeless. Read More

Kristen Keely-Dinger, BS’98, remembers March snow falling on the streets of New York, the sounds of babies crying and people screaming, and the stench of urine in the housing projects as she carried hot meals up flight after flight of stairs. As a Vanderbilt sophomore who had signed up for… Read More

By Bonnie Arant Ertelt As university traditions go, music has charms to do more than soothe the savage breast. In fact, music has the ability to invoke nostalgia for the old “alma mater,” pump up school spirit at athletic events, and stitch together collegiate memories in ways that override the… Read More

Do you know the name of the popular hangout shown in this 1953 photograph? Go here to find out if you’re right. Read More

Chef James Bistro, dedicated in 2008 as part of Rand Dining Center, is named in honor of Chef Bill James and his 39-year career at Vanderbilt. James started working at Vanderbilt in 1954 as a pot washer, and worked his way up to Certified Executive Chef and assistant director of… Read More

A range of never-before-offered career resources for alumni is being rolled out, thanks to a strategic partnership between the Vanderbilt Alumni Association and the Vanderbilt Career Center. This collaboration, which began informally in 2009 with the creation of the Career Moves program, seeks to better serve the needs of alumni… Read More

New Head Football Coach James Franklin (flanked by former Alumni Association President Karen Fesmire, BS’80, and Memphis Chapter President Julie Maroda, BA’82, MEd’84) attended an educational event sponsored in February by the Memphis Vanderbilt Chapter that featured a lecture about the history of Motown music by Vice Chancellor David Williams… Read More