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Moonlight and Music
by Fiona Soltes | Spring 2009sidebar

Physics major Calen Henderson has been keen on astronomy since he uttered his first intelligible word: “Moon.”
Even so, Henderson admits he has had “much more than a fleeting thought” about going into music full time rather than continuing on in physics. The graduating senior realizes one must eventually be vocation, and the other, hobby, but [...]

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Center With a Mission
by Sandy Smith | Fall 2008sidebar
A scholar who relished interaction with other innovative thinkers, Robert Penn Warren would heartily applaud the purpose of the center named in his honor.

Founded in 1988 to promote interdisciplinary research among faculty, the role of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities has expanded to serve as a catalyst for people in the humanities to come together around ideas and learn from each other.
Collaboration and Discovery
The center, originally known as the Vanderbilt Center for the Humanities, grew [...]

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