Vanderbilt Magazine
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Education Evolution: Vanderbilt scholars are working to align higher ed policy with 21st-century needs
Some of the leading efforts to understand the changing nature of public higher education, and implement policies to address those shifts, are being directed by faculty and alumni of Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreAug 20, 2019
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How to be a grill master: Expert advice from chef Jon Bonnell, BS’94
Chef Jon Bonnell, BS’94, shares his tips for success as both “grill master” and host. Read MoreAug 20, 2019
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‘No pause button’: Wente takes the helm as Vanderbilt’s interim chancellor
As Susan R. Wente assumes the role of interim chancellor, she looks to further the university’s commitment to learning, discovery and creative expression with the same drive and optimism she’s cultivated as an academic leader, scholar and mentor. Read MoreAug 16, 2019
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In the Weeds: Vanderbilt alumni and researchers are working to understand the wider implications of marijuana use
Bernie Ellis, BA’71, heard the helicopters before he saw them. Within minutes they converged, whirring, over his blueberry farm south of Nashville, as 10 federal agents drove up in four-wheelers. The moment he had always feared had arrived: He was being raided. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
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How to mind your manners—in 1890: Expert advice from English professor Cecelia Tichi
Just in time for the debut of a new television series this year on NBC exploring the Gilded Age, Cecelia Tichi, the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, has published her latest book, What Would Mrs. Astor Do? (2018, NYU Press). Read MoreMay 23, 2019
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Vanderbilt Magazine: Passions transform challenges into amazing feats for four Commodores
Vanderbilt students and alumni have always been an ambitious group. But three graduates and one current student have taken their passions to extreme levels. Read MoreMar 18, 2019
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Vanderbilt Magazine: Launch Pad
Vanderbilt's internationally acclaimed student rocket team has propelled many alumni into the science of spaceflight. Read MoreFeb 19, 2019
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How to bowl a strike: Expert advice from bowling coach Josie Earnest Barnes, BS’10
Josie Earnest Barnes, BS’10, associate head coach of Vanderbilt's bowling team, offers tips to novice bowlers, rented shoes and all, on how to improve their scores. Read MoreFeb 19, 2019
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Vanderbilt Magazine: The Goldfather
With David Williams’ retirement, a golden era of Commodore athletics ends. Read MoreJan 7, 2019
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Vanderbilt Magazine: Consider the Martians
Scientists need to confirm whether life exists on Mars before sending humans, according to Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub. Read MoreOct 7, 2018
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Vanderbilt Magazine: VU ‘bytes’ into data science
Learn how new programs in a revolutionary field are fostering discovery, collaboration and learning across campus. Read MoreSep 26, 2018
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‘Seasonal Cycles’
As the first day of fall approaches, learn more about the mural under Calhoun Hall's stone portico, which depicts all of the seasons on campus. Read MoreSep 16, 2018
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From ‘Vanderbilt Magazine’: Grade A Talent
Vanderbilt’s successful recruiting model finds student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom. Read MoreSep 11, 2018
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From ‘Vanderbilt Magazine’: Deep Healing
Two VU alumni are making waves in drug discovery by plumbing the oceans’ depths for new therapeutic molecules. Read MoreSep 6, 2018
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Deep Healing: Two alumni are making waves in drug discovery by plumbing the oceans’ depths for new therapeutic molecules
Sirenas, a San Diego-based company founded by Vanderbilt alumni Eduardo Esquenazi, BS'98, and Jake Beverage, BA'98, is applying trailblazing methods toward drug discovery. Read MoreSep 6, 2018
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Good Day, Sunshine: Alumni pour their energy into solar power
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 this feature from the latest issue of "Vanderbilt Magazine." Read MoreJul 1, 2018
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An unlikely spot in Lincoln Center acknowledges Rockefeller support of Vanderbilt
The only public acknowledgement of the Rockefeller family's financial support of Vanderbilt is found in an unlikely venue: the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Read more from this story in the latest issue of 'Vanderbilt Magazine.' Read MoreJun 25, 2018
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MFA alumna Tiana Clark is one of poetry’s most exciting new voices
Before alumna Tiana Clark emerged as an electrifying new voice in poetry, before a flock of literary agents started calling, and before 'The New Yorker' magazine published her poem “Nashville” to acclaim last fall, she’d been stung so badly by rejection that she’d stopped writing for an entire year. Read more of the story from the latest issue of 'Vanderbilt Magazine.' Read MoreJun 25, 2018
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A look back: Peabody’s Knapp Farm was early experiment in sustainability
When George Peabody College for Teachers first moved to its current location in 1914, across from Vanderbilt, no one talked about sustainability. Yet the idea became a centerpiece of the school’s mission to educate farmers, as well as to train the teachers who would educate the children of farmers. As a result, Peabody became the only teachers college in the United States to open a demonstration farm. Read MoreJun 18, 2018
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Anchor man: Zeppos marks 10 years as Vanderbilt’s chancellor
In this exclusive story from the latest issue of 'Vanderbilt Magazine,' we look back on Nicholas S. Zeppos' first 10 years as chancellor—and hear his thoughts on Vanderbilt's trajectory for the future. Read MoreJun 8, 2018