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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 More

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 More

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 More

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 More

Advancing your career requires just as much effort as finding your first job. Read More

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 More

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 More

For Scott (BS’99) and Missy Tannen (BS’99), a seemingly simple quest for new bedsheets became the first step in becoming entrepreneurs in the luxury bedding industry. With Boll & Branch, they have found a way to stand out in a crowded marketplace by offering high-end sheets while also using good… Read More

As Cuba and the U.S. renew diplomatic ties, a tropical island paradise beckons American tourists and businesses long excluded from its shores. Which is exactly what concerns Dan Whittle. The senior attorney for the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, an advocacy group known for its work on ecosystem restoration and oceans,… Read More

One of life’s universal joys is making a child smile. Another is bringing tears of gratitude to the eyes of that child’s parents. For more than 20 years, Dr. Brett Snyder has experienced both by providing volunteer pediatric craniofacial care to children overseas and in his community. With their son,… Read More

Vanderbilt alumni share a passion for lifelong learning and often request educational programs. Read More

The spirit of Giving Day was evident on campus, online and around the world. When Vanderbilt launched Giving Day on April 21—a new tradition for alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends to show their Commodore love through a 24-hour online campaign—nobody could predict how far the “give for the… Read More

John Douglas Powers, BA’01, has been named a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. His sculptures, installations, animation and video works have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Read More

William Jung, BA’80, is one of eight lawyers nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a federal court judge. Jung specializes in white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. Prior to starting his own firm, Jung served as an assistant United States attorney for six years. He is… Read More

When Nathan Bird, BE’15, got married at the end of last year and sat down with his wife, Katherine, to plan their first budget together, it was important to him to set aside funds for Vanderbilt. “My wife and I knew we both wanted to give back to the various… Read More

The idea of using 3D printing to make pizzas began as an experiment in getting an American favorite into the hands of hungry NASA astronauts. Thanks to a chance connection, Jordan French, BE’07, is shepherding the invention to market, a process sure to get a major boost from an upcoming… Read More

It only takes a few seconds to understand that Nervana is not your regular earbuds. You feel the slightest tingling in your ear as tiny jolts of electricity, synchronized with the beat of “Another One Bites the Dust” or “Back in Black” or “Sweet Emotion,” connect with nerve endings. A… Read More

Two anonymous donors have issued two challenges to encourage participation in the first-ever Vanderbilt Giving Day on April 21, 2016. If met, the challenges will provide a total of $200,000 for Opportunity Vanderbilt, the university’s initiative to replace loans with scholarships and grants for undergraduate students. Read More

100 chapter leaders and Reunion chairs came together for the 2016 Reunion Kickoff and Chapter Leadership Conference Read More

Now in its third year, the Last Lecture is a new tradition for the Vanderbilt senior class. Each year the class selects a professor to deliver a lecture that includes advice, well wishes and fond memories. Stephen Buckles, senior lecturer in economics, will deliver this year’s farewell address on… Read More