News Coverage of Commencement 2007
Nobel laureate calls for end to povertyTHE TENNESSEAN--Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus urged Vanderbilt University graduates to help create a world where poverty is something that children learn about in museum exhibits. Yunus received a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt in 1971.
Nobel winner Yunus has brief VU homecomingTHE NASHVILLE CITY PAPER--Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize and a Vanderbilt alumnus, told a crowd of Vanderbilt University seniors and their families yesterday that it is possible to eradicate poverty.
WKRN-ABC, Channel 2, reported on commencement activities at Vanderbilt May 11. Chancellor Gee is mentioned.
WKRN-ABC, Channel 2 aired a story May 11 about Vanderbilt graduate Brad Jaegar, who will race on the Indy Pro Circuit.
WSMV-NBC, Channel 4, reported on commencement activities at Vanderbilt May 11.
'Micro-loans' finance some mighty big dreams
THE TENNESSEAN--Pioneering work in the field of micro-loans is what landed the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for Vanderbilt University alumnus Muhammad Yunus, who returns to Nashville today to speak to Vanderbilt's graduating seniors.
Jaeger to hit speedway after graduation
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS--Brad Jaeger might be the only driver heading to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this month who actually will be slowing down. He graduates Friday from Vanderbilt with a degree in mechanical engineering, allowing the Indy Pro series rookie to focus entirely on his first Indy race. The story was published in newspapers and Web sites across the country.
Looking ahead
USA TODAY (BLOG)--Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, a Vanderbilt alumnus, speaks at the university's Senior Class Day and accepts a $100,000 prize.
WSMV-NBC, Channel 4, mentioned The Party featuring the Village People at Vanderbilt May 9.
WTVF-CBS, Channel 5, and WSMV-NBC, Channel 4 reported on graduation events at Vanderbilt including the Senior Day speech by 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and Vanderbilt alum Muhammad Yunus on May 10.
Vanderbilt, Belmont graduations this weekend
THE TENNESSEAN--Vanderbilt will award more than 3,100 degrees to about 1,400 undergraduates and 1,600 graduate students. Senior Day will feature Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Vanderbilt alumnus Muhammad Yunus speaking, and Chancellor Gordon Gee will deliver the commencement address.
Gee gives VU address Friday
THE NASHVILLE CITY PAPER--Vanderbilt‚s class of 2007 will celebrate their last days together during Commencement activities May 9-11, centered on Chancellor Gordon Gee‚s annual Commencement address Friday.
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He wants to design cars -- after racing
THE TENNESSEAN--Brad Jaeger, a mechanical engineering graduate, will drive for the Brian Stewart Racing team in the Indy Pro Series, a developmental racing series that feeds talent into the Indy Racing League.
One of Sudan's 'Lost Boys' finds calling, will graduate as nurse
THE TENNESSEAN--Michael Kuol graduates Saturday as a member of Lipscomb University's inaugural nursing class. The nursing class participated in a joint program with VUMC, and Kuol already has a job lined up there after graduation.
Rosy Nashville job market welcomes college grads
THE TENNESSEAN--A Lipscomb University graduate is interviewed and mentions he already has a job at VUMC.
Lipscomb and TSU graduations on May 5
THE NASHVILLE CITY PAPER--Lipscomb University will graduate its first class of nurses, who participated in a new partnership with Vanderbilt.
