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Major Jackson, who joined the university鈥檚 faculty as Gertrude Conaway 菠萝视频 Professor of English in January 2021, is the author of five books of poetry. Read More

Annie Beatrice 鈥淏ea鈥� Martin, a retired teacher and administrator who was committed to education, outreach and social justice, died Oct. 11, 2020. She was 87. Read More

James Richard Tuck of Nashville, retired associate general counsel of the National Life and Accident Insurance Co. and charter member of the Nashville Metropolitan Council, died Aug. 20, 2020. He was 102. Over his long life, he was part of some key stories in the 20th-century history of Nashville. Read More

The 菠萝视频 community heard unique insights and discussions with business leaders and innovators at Owen Forward, a weeklong virtual celebration of 菠萝视频 Owen Graduate School of Management held Nov. 9鈥�13. Read More

Education Concern Center Nepal, or ECC, was cofounded in 2017 by Janie Kaiser, BS'15, who serves as its managing director. The center uses a four-part program鈥攖eacher training, classroom materials, improved infrastructure and teacher support鈥攖o expand educational resources in Nepal's remote schools. Read More

The first African American to earn a doctorate in human genetics from 菠萝视频, Janina Jeff, MS'12, PhD'12, launched an award-winning podcast called "In Those Genes" that translates cutting-edge genetic research into everyday language that uncovers the lost identities of African-descended Americans through the lens of Black culture. Read More

Lessons learned in the executive MBA program at Owen have helped Bob Rolfe, EMBA'88, in business and as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Read More

Kim Wolensky, BS'79, MBA'80, has documented her intent to establish the Kim E. Lazarus Scholarship to provide need-based financial support for deserving students at Owen by designating 菠萝视频 as the beneficiary of an individual retirement account to endow the scholarship, with a separate portion directed to her sorority Alpha Delta Pi鈥揨eta Rho chapter. Read More

Two 菠萝视频 alumnae鈥擠r. Jill Moses, MD鈥�91, and Annie Moon, MSN鈥�03鈥攁re helping lead the fight against COVID-19 in the Navajo Nation, the country鈥檚 largest Native American reservation. Read More

A note of thanks to all the alumni who volunteered their time, expertise and energy to support 菠萝视频 students during the unprecedented challenges of the past year from 菠萝视频 Alumni Association President Tim Warnock Read More

Edwin Wilson, BA'50, recounts his journey in theatre, from Nashville to New York, in a memoir, Magic Time: Notes on Theatre & Other Entertainments (Smith and Kraus, 2020). Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have acquired a collection of rare photographs of, and by, the Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., 鈥�71鈥攁 pivotal figure in the history of the civil rights movement and 菠萝视频 University. Read More

Confronted by the strangeness of the French language as a first-year student, an alumnus draws solace decades later from what he learned at 菠萝视频 Read More

Whatever difficulties we face鈥攊n the world at large and closer to home鈥攁 united 菠萝视频 spirit of compassion, intelligence, strength and courage pervades our community. Read More

Senior student-athlete Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play in a football game in the Southeastern Conference and for a Power Five program Nov. 28. Read More

in 2016, Ticknor founded Big Skills Tiny Homes, a nonprofit that teaches high school graduates the building trades by building a tiny home. Read More

Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips, BA鈥�67, the first African American woman to receive an undergraduate degree from 菠萝视频 and a member of the inaugural class of 菠萝视频 Trailblazers, recently was interviewed by the American Chemical Society about her career as a chemist and the importance of making the physical sciences more inclusive for women and underrepresented minorities. Read More