Academics

Freakonomics’ author explores different thinking


In a sold-out event, over 800 students, faculty and members of the community gathered Tuesday night to hear journalist and author Stephen Dubner apply economic analysis to many unique social phenomenon.

Piracy Class comes to First-Year Students


Last school year, 23 Vanderbilt students received subpoenas to answer for allegedly illegally downloading music.

Faculty protest Memorial boxing match


The Faculty Senate's Executive Committee has delivered a letter to members of the administration in protest of Saturday night's HBO boxing match.

Buckles Bootcamp gets students into financial shape


Buckles

Save regularly, and early on.

Vandy ranked Top 10 places to work in academia


Vanderbilt chalks up another accolade to its recognized resume, as it was named one of the top 10 places to work in United States Academia.

Vanderbilt to become leader for minority Ph.D.s


Vanderbilt is poised to become the leading producer of minority physics Ph.D.s in the country in a field that, on average, produces only one minority Ph.D. every nine years.

Alumni share Holocaust stories


Sunday night marked the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Nazi Germany's first systematic effort to brutalize the Jewish community of Germany and Austria.

New York Times columnist Applebome to teach journalism course


The New York Times editor and columnist Peter Applebome will teach a one-credit-hour seminar style course next semester.

The class, titled "Literature of Fact - Telling American Stories," will cover a broad range of topics in journalism but will mainly focus on the reporters who cover stories no one else wants to cover.

Online course syllabi to aid course selection


With registration for spring classes underway, a new resource has been unveiled to allow students to see sample course syllabi on OAK in order to make the course selection process easier.

"Getting course syllabi up in time for registration was a big priority for us," said Vanderbilt Student Government President Joseph Williams. "It's exciting to be able to put this service up as a functioning way to look at sample course syllabi."

Taste of Asia exposes students to foreign cultures


In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Asian American Student Association is hosting several events in order to share Asian culture with the Vanderbilt community.

Syndicate content

Special Projects

View Print Versions

Hustler Print Version