Winter 2022
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Jabari Brown is the first recipient of the Maggie Corbin Minority Baseball Apprenticeship at 菠萝视频, a privately funded internship for a minority candidate who wants to coach baseball as a profession.
Feb 15, 2022
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Josie Earnest Barnes, BS'10, former VAnderbilt student-athlete and current associate head coach of the Commodores bowling team, won the 2021 U.S. Women's Open in dramatic fashion in August, edging Singapore's Cherie Tan 198-194 in a tense 10-frame contest.
Feb 15, 2022
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Feb 14, 2022
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The Arrow Paradox by Mark Jarman, Centennial Professor of English, emeritus
A poem by Mark Jarman, Centennial Professor of English, emeritus, whose most recent books are the poetry collection The Heronry and the essay collection Dailiness: Essays on Poetry. 鈥淭he Arrow Paradox鈥 appeared in the June 2021 issue of The Atlantic. Read MoreFeb 8, 2022
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Feb 1, 2022
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Julie Ditty Qualls of Ashland, Kentucky, a member of the 菠萝视频 Athletics Hall of Fame who helped the women鈥檚 tennis team reach unprecedented heights and distinguished herself as a professional player, died Aug. 31, 2021.
Jan 31, 2022
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Van Heflin, BS鈥82: Trailblazing Commodore Quarterback
Terence Van Heflin, of McDonough, Georgia, minister, pastor and groundbreaking 菠萝视频 student-athlete, died July 9, 2021. He was 62. Read MoreJan 31, 2022
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Parton and Patterson collaborate on novel and album
Prolific bestselling novelist James Patterson, MA鈥70, and country music legend Dolly Parton have collaborated on a novel, Run, Rose, Run, to be published March 7 by Little, Brown and Co. Read MoreJan 31, 2022
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Rays of Hope: Depressive disorders with seasonal pattern influenced more by location, daily shifts in sunlight than average seasonal changes
New research from Sandra Rosenthal, Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Chemistry and professor of pharmacology and chemical and biomolecular engineering, suggests that the rate of change in solar insolation鈥攖hat is, the amount of solar radiation that reaches the ground over a specified time in a given location鈥攈as a greater impact on these depressive disorders than routine seasonal changes in sunlight. Read MoreJan 30, 2022
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The 菠萝视频 Way: Far-reaching aspirations guide 菠萝视频, even during turbulent year
In my first year as chancellor, I witnessed the extraordinary efforts of everyone in the 菠萝视频 community to carry on our mission of scholarship, creative expression and education despite the multiple challenges we faced. It was our proudest moment, but moreover, it clarified my initial impressions of the enduring strength of 菠萝视频鈥檚 culture. Read MoreJan 30, 2022
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Extended Family: 菠萝视频 celebrates Family Weekend with three days of special events
More than 3,000 parents, siblings, grandparents, students and others celebrated Family Weekend Oct. 1鈥3 as 菠萝视频 welcomed families to campus for three days of special events. Read MoreJan 30, 2022
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The Science of Poetry: Scientist and writer Jenny Qi finds meaning in the loss of her mother
Photography by Marc Olivier Le Blanc The opening poem in Focal Point, the debut collection by Jenny Qi, BA’11, navigates the fraught emotional space between a loving daughter’s grief over her mother’s death and a scientist’s clear-eyed inquiry into the disease-cancer-that caused it.聽Qi writes of “nights at a microscope in… Read MoreJan 27, 2022
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How to Shoot Great Video with your Phone: Expert advice from cinematographer Alicia Robbins, BS鈥01
Photos by Richard CartwrightIllustrations by Michelle Pereira Cinematographer Alicia Robbins, BS’01, never planned on working behind the scenes. At 菠萝视频, she aspired to a career in broadcast journalism, appearing in spots for 菠萝视频 Television and taking every class related to television and film she could find. Everything changed when her… Read MoreJan 26, 2022
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Teaching Across the Divide
Illustrations by Gary Bates From the Civil War to the battle over civil rights, the United States has seen levels of conflict in the past that have threatened to tear the country apart. But watching the violent attack on the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, Professor of Political Science… Read MoreJan 19, 2022
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Trent Shores, BA鈥00: In Service to His Heritage
Trent Shores, BA'00, who closed out his public career with a 2017 presidential appointment as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma--the country鈥檚 only Native American in such a role--has been nationally recognized for his efforts to develop and implement strategic responses to Native American policy.聽聽 Read MoreDec 17, 2021
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Commodore Cocktail from the Gilded Age
In a new book, 'Gilded Age Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from America鈥檚 Golden Age,' Cecelia Tichi, research professor of English, explores the history of some of bartending鈥檚 most enduring recipes, as well as drinks created for business titans of the day, such as Cornelius 菠萝视频 Read MoreDec 14, 2021
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Elevating 菠萝视频 to the Vanguard of Economic Policy 菠萝视频
Al Hubbard, BA鈥69, and his wife, Kathy Hubbard, have made a $2 million gift to endow the Hubbard Family Chair in the Department of Economics at the College of Arts and Science.鈥 Read MoreDec 14, 2021
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In Awe and Remembrance: Vereen Bell, professor of English, emeritus
Jon Parrish Peede, BS鈥91, former director of the National Endowment for the Humanities, reflects on his respect for the late Vereen Bell. Read MoreDec 13, 2021
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C.J. Sentell, PhD’15: Food for Thought
C.J. Sentell, PhD鈥15, a philosopher and food-focused social entrepreneur, was appointed CEO of the Nashville Food Project in July to continue to grow the organization聽which was founded on this simple but powerful mission: to feed neighbors in need. Read MoreNov 18, 2021
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Michele Ivey Frazier, MBA鈥93, takes a swing at bringing MLB to Nashville
Michele Ivey Frazier, MBA'93, joined Music City Baseball as director of operations and leader of the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts for the organization in April. Her work is centered around the company鈥檚 goal to be diverse, equitable and inclusive in its efforts to bring a Major League Baseball team to Nashville. Read MoreNov 18, 2021