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Tichi’s stage play based on her ‘Jack London’ book
'The House That Jack Built," a play by Cecilia Tichi, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, will be produced at the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa, California, Sept. 9-25. Read MoreSep 9, 2016
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Christopher T. Lyne wins 2016 AIAA Foundation Abe M. Zarem Award for Distinguished Achievement in Astronautics
Christopher T. Lyne, BE’15, has won the 2016 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation Abe M. Zarem Award for Distinguished Achievement in Astronautics. Read MoreSep 9, 2016
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Chancellor, Army ROTC will host Leadership Symposium and centennial celebration Sept. 27
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and the Vanderbilt University Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps will host a Leadership Symposium and a celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the national ROTC program on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Read MoreSep 7, 2016
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New gift bolsters entrepreneurship at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management
Alumni Jack Long Jr. and Carolyn Adams Long commit $1.5 million for programming aimed at helping students launch new companies. Read MoreSep 7, 2016
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Mayor speaks to Owen, public policy students
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry met with Vanderbilt students at a pair of recent campus events. Read MoreSep 1, 2016
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Listen: Selected portraits of Nashville’s creative community focus of Curb Center exhibition
The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy will host a public art exhibition inspired by a recent book on some of Nashville's most innovative entrepreneurs. Read MoreAug 31, 2016
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Vanderbilt undergraduate young alumni eligible for season football ticket discount
(Terry Wyatt / Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt undergraduate alumni from the Classes of 2007 to 2016 can join the National Commodore Club and receive discounted 2016 Vanderbilt football season tickets. With a per-seat gift of $50 to the NCC, young alumni can purchase season tickets on the sideline at a… Read MoreAug 30, 2016
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Four alumni to join Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame in 2016
Wendell "Sonny" Rawls, Pat Nolan, Vanessa Beasley and Andrew Maraniss will be inducted into the Student Media Hall of Fame for having demonstrated leadership in student media and then distinguished themselves in careers that include journalist, political analyst, Vanderbilt dean, and best-selling author. Read MoreAug 30, 2016
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Alumnae form first-all female crew to fly to Cuba since embargo
Amanda Farnsworth, BS’81, MS’83, and Dee Dee Turner, BS’84, formed the first all-female crew to land in Cuba since the embargo. They flew a five-seater plan to Havana Tuesday, August 9. Farnsworth is the Class of 1981 Reunion weekend chair. Read MoreAug 22, 2016
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Vanderbilt law students triumph in Sixth Circuit case despite laryngitis
Students of the Appellate Litigation Clinic scored a big win at the Sixth Circuit Appeals Court, even though laryngitis nearly sidelined one of them. Read MoreAug 19, 2016
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Class of 2016 Sets Record for Senior Class Fund
Before Commencement in May, 1,195 members of the Class of 2016 made gifts to the annual Senior Class Fund, representing a record-high 76 percent participation rate. Read MoreAug 16, 2016
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‘Investing in Our Home’
As director of player development for the Cleveland Indians, Carter Hawkins, BS’07, thinks a lot about the growth mindset. In his role the former Vanderbilt catcher helps 180 Indians minor-leaguers to maximize their potential. Hawkins credits his Vanderbilt mentors with helping him find his path and his passions. Read MoreAug 16, 2016
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Taking Flight
Growing up in the shadow of a low-performing school in Topeka, Kansas, Charity McCracken, BS’16, was told time and again she should not hope for more. But that didn’t stop her from wanting to become a teacher. Read MoreAug 10, 2016
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S&P upgrades Vanderbilt University’s credit outlook to ‘positive’
Standard and Poor’s on Tuesday revised its credit outlook for Vanderbilt University to positive from the current stable position, based on the institution’s overall financial health. Read MoreAug 3, 2016
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Support first-year School of Medicine Ph.D. students through Simple Beginnings
Sponsor a lab coat for a new doctoral student in the biomedical sciences through the Simple Beginnings program. Read MoreJul 26, 2016
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Four steps to advancing your career through Vanderbilt
Advancing your career requires just as much effort as finding your first job. Read MoreJul 20, 2016
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Matt Houston, BS’07, wants to improve your beach experience with Beachy app
With a three-year-old child on one arm and a load of beach gear to carry, Matt Houston, BS’07, quickly realized a business opportunity. Soon afterwards, he and David Stange began building the company, Beachy, an app that allows vacationers to order beer, water bottles, food, surfboards and other water equipment,… Read MoreJul 7, 2016
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Alumni Association Board announces 2016 alumni award recipients
Six alumni will be recognized by the Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board for their volunteerism, public service and professional accomplishments. Read MoreJun 30, 2016
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Alumni Association Board announces new leadership and members
The Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board is pleased to announce new leadership and the addition of eight new members. Read MoreJun 30, 2016
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John Hall, BE’55, feature of new documentary
John Hall, former chair of Vanderbilt’s Board of Trust, who gained international recognition for his leadership style, approach to crisis management and philanthropy, is the subject of a new, hour-long Kentucky Educational Television documentary titled John Hall: The Kentucky Commodore. Hall established the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture Series… Read MoreJun 28, 2016