The Path Ahead

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos urges graduates to seek balance and be courageous on the uncertain journey ahead

Color-coded

Vanderbilt's Commencement attire is colorful and ornate, but what does it mean?

History Lesson

Lincoln biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin urges graduates to look to the former leader as they write their own life stories

Show Me the Money

Graduates and parents learn about the challenges facing higher education funding during a Commencement-week 'study break'

Practice Makes Perfect

Blair School of Music graduates are told that the lessons learned in the practice room can lead to success in life

Another Kind of Commencement

For graduates in Vanderbilt's Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Commencement day represents a call to service

Behind the Music

Sociologists Jennifer Lena and Pete Peterson look into the life cycles of music genres

Guthrie named dean of Vanderbilt University Law School

The seven-year VULS veteran is a widely respected expert on dispute resolution, negotiation, judicial decision making, and behavioral law and economics

Top graduates honored with Founder's Medals

Nine graduates at the top of their respective Vanderbilt schools were recognized in a tradition dating back to the university's founding

Retiring professors honored

Thirteen retiring faculty members were recognized during Commencement exercises May 8