Commencement2010
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Commencement 2010: Student interviews
Vanderbilt interviewed graduating students about their time at the university; this video played at the beginning of the Commencement ceremony May 14, 2010. Read MoreMay 24, 2010
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Senior Day special: Look Beyond Yourself
VUCast Extra: Hear the bold challenge author of The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini makes in this year’s Senior Day address. Listen to what graduates and parents have to say about it. Read MoreMay 20, 2010
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Obama after 16 months
Watch videos from Commencement 2010 Week’s Faculty Seminars. Read MoreMay 19, 2010
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Rocking Gender: Stereotype and Subversion Among Female Pop Musicians
Watch videos from Commencement 2010 Week’s Faculty Seminars. Read MoreMay 19, 2010
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Robotics: New Possibilities in Prosthetic Limbs
Watch videos from Commencement 2010 Week’s Faculty Seminars. Read MoreMay 19, 2010
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VUCast Commencement Special
Our VUCast crews catch graduates, families and friends celebrating Commencement 2010. Read MoreMay 18, 2010
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Vanderbilt awards nearly 3,500 degrees at Commencement
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos urged Vanderbilt University’s newest graduates to work hard, be passionate and always reserve time for learning. Read MoreMay 14, 2010
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Commencement set for May 14 at Vanderbilt University
Tradition and technology will each be a part of Vanderbilt University’s annual Commencement on Friday, May 14. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will deliver the traditional Commencement address in a ceremony beginning 9 a.m. on Alumni Lawn. Undergraduates will receive their degrees after the chancellor’s address, while graduate and professional students will adjourn for their own 10:30 a.m. degree ceremonies. Vanderbilt is granting about 3,500 degrees this year, 1,600 to undergraduates and 1,900 to graduate and professional students. About 3,100 graduates are expected to attend the ceremony. Undergraduates will stay on Alumni Lawn to receive their degrees. Read MoreMay 13, 2010
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Senior Day speaker Khaled Hosseini
Watch video of Senior Day speaker Khaled Hosseini. Read MoreMay 13, 2010
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Kite Runner author tells grads to continue learning, give back to community
Novelist Khaled Hosseini wished Vanderbilt graduates "prosperity" in their post-college lives, but suggested they stay connected to suffering in the world by tithing 5 percent of their time or money to those less fortunate. Read MoreMay 13, 2010
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TIPSHEET: Two students at Vanderbilt Commencement May 14
More than 3,400 students will receive degrees during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremonies beginning 9 a.m. May 14 on Alumni Lawn. Here are two of the many extraordinary students in the Class of 2010. Read MoreMay 12, 2010
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Kite Runner author to speak during Vanderbilt University’s Senior Day May 13
Khaled Hosseini, author of bestselling books The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, will receive Vanderbilt University’s prestigious Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal Thursday, May 13, when he will address graduating seniors and their families during Senior Day. Read MoreMay 11, 2010
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Vanderbilt University adds more green elements to Commencement
Green printing, paper recycling, reducing plastic bottles and a reusable lunch bag are among the new green initiatives being implemented this year for Vanderbilt University’s Commencement activities. Read MoreMay 11, 2010
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Tommie Morton-Young to receive Vanderbilt Peabody Distinguished Alumna Award
Nashville activist, scholar and author Tommie Morton-Young will receive the Distinguished Alumna Award from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development during Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 14. Read MoreMay 11, 2010
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Chancellor Zeppos and Kite Runner author to send off Vanderbilt graduates
Tradition and technology will each be a part of Vanderbilt University’s annual Commencement Week activities, which run May 12-14 with the main Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 14. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will deliver the traditional Commencement address in a ceremony beginning 9 a.m. on Alumni Lawn. Graduates are invited to tweet their thoughts during the ceremony and a new text messaging service is available for updates on weather, events and other Commencement issues. Read MoreMay 10, 2010
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Watch: VUCast: Commencement 2010
The chairs are out and the champagne is a chillin..It’s Commencement preview VUCast time for May 7. Read MoreMay 7, 2010
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Vanderbilt launches new Commencement Web site
Vanderbilt University is already gearing up for spring with the launch of its new Web site on all things Commencement at www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement. Read MoreDec 11, 2009
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“Kite Runner” author to speak during Vanderbilt University’s Commencement
Khaled Hosseini, author of bestselling books The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, will receive Vanderbilt University's prestigious Nichols-Chancellor's Medal in May 2010 when he will address graduating seniors and their families during Senior Day. Read MoreNov 18, 2009