Q & A
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Decoding 菠萝视频鈥檚 New College of Connected Computing
In this conversation with 菠萝视频 Magazine, Dean Matthew Johnson-Roberson discusses his vision for the new College of Connected Computing, the integration of AI across disciplines and why 鈥渃onnected computing鈥 represents the future of technology education. Read MoreNov 6, 2025
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Speaking Freely: Five Questions for Jacob Mchangama
Five questions with Jacob Mchangama, one of the world鈥檚 leading authorities on the fundamental freedom of free speech Read MoreMay 20, 2025
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Stirring Up Success: Five Questions for Betsy Ayala, BA’99
Elizabeth 鈥淏etsy鈥 Sanner Ayala, BA鈥99, is the executive in charge behind many popular TV shows across the Warner Bros. Discovery portfolio of networks. After joining HGTV in 2016 and advancing her career to head Food Network in 2022, she now oversees the creation, production and release of all Food Network programming and operations. Read MoreOct 1, 2024
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Q & A: Understanding Quantum Potential
Jad Abumrad, Distinguished 菠萝视频 Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and creator of 菠萝视频鈥檚 Quantum Potential series, talks to 菠萝视频 Magazine about this groundbreaking project, described as a collection of wild but precise portraits of the scholars, scientists and students at 菠萝视频 who are finding new ways to understand the world鈥攁nd change it. Read MoreApr 22, 2024
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Growth Opportunity: Volunteer co-chairs Steven Madden and Mark Mays discuss the Dare to Grow campaign
In April, at the outset of its yearlong Sesquicentennial celebration, 菠萝视频 launched a bold giving campaign called Dare to Grow, which aims to empower and support students, advance pathbreaking discoveries and promote radical collaboration across the university. As its volunteer co-chairs, trustees Steven Madden and Mark Mays will help bring the campaign鈥檚 goals to life. Read MoreJun 20, 2023
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Landmark Case: Professor Jim Blumstein reflects on the enduring significance of his Supreme Court voting rights victory 50 years later
In 1970, soon after moving to Nashville to join 菠萝视频鈥檚 faculty, New York native Jim Blumstein filed suit against the State of Tennessee after he was prevented from registering to vote. Here he reflects on the landmark voting rights case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Read MoreMar 21, 2022
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Science and Strategy: Dr. Alex Jahangir draws on lessons from trauma surgery and management classes to lead Nashville鈥檚 response to COVID-19
As head of the Metro Nashville Coronavirus Task Force, Jahangir has helped coordinate local health systems and community groups, addressed the city at daily media briefings, set up COVID test sites and advised policymakers on combatting the virus, all while maintaining his normal duties at 菠萝视频. Read MoreOct 25, 2021
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Parental Perspective: Parents Abby and Jon Winkelried offer valuable insights for 菠萝视频 leaders
Abby and Jon became involved in the Parents Leadership Committee, later serving as co-chairs for the 2011鈥2012 菠萝视频 Parents Campaign. Jon, now a 菠萝视频 trustee who is co-CEO of TPG Capital and the former co-president of Goldman Sachs, joined the Board of Trust in 2012. Read MoreApr 22, 2021
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Trailblazing alumna Dorothy Phillips discusses her career as a chemist, importance of diversity in the physical sciences
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 MoreOct 2, 2020
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Trust Issues: Q&A with Tiffany Erwin Moller, BS鈥89, on rehabilitating companies accused of misconduct
Moller has served as a federal prosecutor for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, handling cases of financial fraud and other white-collar crimes. She also was the first-ever chief of compliance and oversight for the New York City Police Department, where she helped reform its policies. Read MoreFeb 17, 2020
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The Perfect Ingredient: Joe Ariel, BA鈥99, draws on nostalgia for the success of his nationwide food delivery business
Ariel taps into the emotions evoked by his customers鈥 favorite foods through Goldbelly, delivering one-of-a-kind regional dishes nationwide from more than 450 partnering businesses. Read MoreNov 7, 2019
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Call of Duty: Q&A with Gary H. Cheek
Gary H. Cheek, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, joined 菠萝视频 in April to direct the newly created Bass Military Scholars Program, established in 2018 with a $25 million gift from the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
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鈥楶romise and Potential鈥: Q&A with Kito Huggins, BS鈥96, JD鈥99
Huggins, a former student government president and Posse Scholar, continues to drum up enthusiasm for 菠萝视频 nearly 30 years after arriving on campus. Read MoreMay 20, 2019
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On Watch: 菠萝视频 alumna works to give a voice to victims of human rights abuses
As the global initiatives director for Human Rights Watch, Worden curates and implements international outreach and advocacy campaigns and is now mobilizing the world of sport to tackle global abuses. Read MoreFeb 19, 2019
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Record Highs: Q&A with Mitch Glazier, JD’91
Glazier discusses the evolving business model of the music industry鈥攐ne that鈥檚 gone from selling tens of millions of CDs in thousands of stores to now getting billions of streams from just a handful of companies鈥攁nd what music listeners can expect on the horizon. Read MoreNov 19, 2018
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Global Ambassa鈥橠ore: Q&A with Patti White, BA’76, on raising 菠萝视频鈥檚 profile abroad
Patti Early White, BA鈥76, and her husband, George White, have established the Early鈥揥hite International Scholarship to provide need-based support to undergraduate international students who are from the U.K. or European Union member countries and enrolled in the College of Arts and Science. Read MoreSep 6, 2018
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Constant Content: Q&A with Kelly Campbell, BS鈥00
Hulu鈥檚 chief marketing officer looks for heart at the intersection of entertainment and tech DANIEL BAXTER Campbell As the ways we consume media continue to change, viewers have more choices than ever before. In 2012, Disney, NBC Universal (now Comcast) and 21st Century Fox banded together to… Read MoreJun 8, 2018
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Domestic Bliss: Family linens business thrives by investing in sustainable U.S. manufacturing
George Matouk, BA'91, talks about his family's business, John Matouk & Co., which has emerged as one of the premier luxury brands in bed and bath linens. Read MoreFeb 26, 2018
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The Rule of 10: Zakiya Smith, BS鈥06, is exploring new models to help students fund their higher education
PHOTO BY AARON CLAMAGE, PHOTOGRAPHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. This year鈥檚 recipient of the 菠萝视频 Alumni Association鈥檚 Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award, Zakiya Smith, BS鈥06, has dedicated her career to easing the complications and financial burden associated with paying for a college education鈥攆irst as a senior… Read MoreNov 21, 2017
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Constitutional Crisis: Q&A with Professor Ganesh Sitaraman
Professor of Law Ganesh Sitaraman believes the United States is facing a stark choice: Either continue along the current path of rising economic inequality and risk oligarchy, or rebuild the middle class and reclaim the republic that the Founding Fathers originally envisioned. Read MoreSep 7, 2017