“Anything, anytime, anywhere, any device”

That describes our collective expectation when it comes to digital content and services, said Matthew Jett Hall, assistant vice chancellor for information technology services and associate chief information architect for enterprise infrastructure, in a great presentation to the Vanderbilt Webspiders Friday June 27. Matt talked about how the explosion of social media sites and tools [...]

Catching up

Many things have happened since last I wrote.
Monroe Carell Jr. The Vanderbilt community mourned the passing of Monroe Carell Jr. June 20, one of its staunchest supporters and most generous benefactors. If you did not know Mr. Carell through his business acumen – he transformed Nashville’s Central Parking from 10 lots to the world’s largest [...]

Defense

One of the most auspicious events that takes place at any university is the conferring of its highest degree, the doctorate. Representing the culmination of over 20 years of education, creative exploration, rigorous research, and a willingness to work hours that far surpass what most humans see as reasonable, the PhD is a singular academic [...]

History

…was made last night as it became apparent that for the first time in history an African American, Sen. Barack Obama, would be the presidential nominee for one of the nation’s major parties. Read Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer’s insights on the news in the Sacramento Bee, Miami Herald, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Carpetbagger [...]

What could be more fascinating…

…than finding a tribe of people that may have never had contact with the rest of the world? Though taken with this story, which broke last week from Brazil, I was just as troubled that we were hearing it at all, concerned that this remaining bit of wildness would be corrupted by “civilized” contact. Or [...]

Alvarez in NYT

Wonderful story and photos in this past Sunday’s New York Times on Vandy slugger Pedro Alvarez, who as an 18-year-old turned down a million dollar signing bonus from the Red Sox in order to pursue his education, and college baseball, at Vanderbilt. Great profile of Alvarez’s stellar career so far and of his supportive family. [...]