Congratulations to these faculty members who have been promoted to new positions and received tenure. Patrick Abbot, associate professor of biological sciences Brian Bachmann, associate professor of chemistry Kenneth Catania, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences Kate Daniels, professor of English James H. Dickerson, associate professor of physics Eva M. Harth, associate professor of chemistry Kevin [...]

When Associate Professor Brandt Eichman and Assistant Professor Antonis Rokas were surprised with 2011 Chancellor’s Awards for Research in August, they became the eighth and ninth biological sciences professors to receive the honor since 2005. That marks an uninterrupted seven-year run for the department’s faculty.

Serbia in the 1990s serves as the lens through which Assistant Professor of Art Vesna Pavlovic (pictured) contrasts normalcy and war. Her photographs were installed in a recent show at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. The exhibit also included recent images examining modern American life.

Abdiweli M. Ali, MA’88, has been named the prime minister of Somalia, the first College of Arts and Science alumnus to serve as a head of state. Ali was appointed the acting premier of Somalia’s transitional federal government in June after then-Prime Minister Mohamed A. Mohamed resigned. Soon after, Ali was named permanent prime minister [...]

Some of the most outstanding professors in the College of Arts and Science have been honored for academic achievements with the awarding of endowed chairs. Being named to an endowed chair is one of the most prestigious honors a university can award. Some of the chairs are newly endowed, while others are supported by gifts [...]

Katie Ullmann has been named a 2011 Udall Scholar in recognition for her past commitment to environmental issues and her demonstrated commitment to a career in the environmental field. An American Studies major and Ingram Scholar, Ullmann has focused on social movements and their effect on environmental and climate protection policies. Now a junior, the [...]

It’s not often that the governors of two states make a big deal about highway signs, which says something about the signs’ subject: alumnus Robert Penn Warren, BA’25. In late fall, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (left) and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (right, blue tie) unveiled signs that direct travelers to the Robert Penn Warren Birthplace [...]

The Scientist magazine named Vanderbilt one of the best places to work in academia for life scientists (those who study living organisms). The university leaped to the No. 12 spot on a list headed by Princeton University, ranking ahead of other institutions including Stanford, Emory and Yale universities. In 2009, Vanderbilt ranked No. 34 in [...]

Tom D. Dillehay, internationally recognized for groundbreaking and highly interdisciplinary scientific research, has been named the Rebecca Webb Wilson University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Culture at Vanderbilt University. Dillehay is the first holder of the chair, established by Spence Lee Wilson, BA’64 and his wife, Rebecca Webb Wilson, BA’65. Both are graduates of [...]

Five outstanding professors have been honored with new endowed chairs in the College of Arts and Science, and a sixth has been designated a University Distinguished Professor. Sokrates T. Pantelides, William A. and Nancy F. McMinn Professor of Physics and professor of electrical engineering, has been named University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering, an [...]