Profiles
Meet Maya Reddy ’24
Apr. 17, 2023—Undergraduate students at Vanderbilt have unique opportunities to conduct a wide range of research, discovery, and scholarship during their time on campus. Whether the study is related to Immersion, through an internship, or in a research lab, students gain a range of exclusive experience before graduation. Hear from Maya Reddy ’24 who is a triple...
Meet Ellie Allain ’25
Apr. 12, 2023—Undergraduate students at Vanderbilt have unique opportunities to conduct a wide range of research, discovery, and scholarship during their time on campus. Whether the study is related to Immersion, through an internship, or in a research lab, students gain a range of exclusive experience before graduation. Hear from Ellie Allain ’25, who is working toward...
Digital wellness activist Larissa May, BA’16, empowers teens on their social media journey
Mar. 5, 2023—A mental health battle with internet addiction and the ruinous effects of unfiltered social media nearly ravaged a talented entrepreneur while she was a student at Vanderbilt. But Larissa May, BA’16, has turned her healing journey into an influential, ...
Unsung Stories: Revealing the History of Black Country Music
Mar. 2, 2023—Alice Randall, Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities and writer-in-residence of African American and Diaspora Studies, discusses the untold stories of Black country music in Nashville and its roots that stretch back more than 100 years ago.
inter+SECTIONS: disability + built environment with Aimi Hamraie
Feb. 24, 2023—Aimi Hamraie, associate professor of medicine, health, and society, discusses opportunities to make urban environments more equitable and accessible for disabled individuals. Hamraie, whose work focuses on disability and the built environment, offers solutions for a more accessible future for all.
Meet alumna Halee Robinson
Feb. 6, 2023—Today, we’re talking with alumna Halee Robinson who graduated in 2019 with a double major in history and political science. She’s currently a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Princeton University, studying the carceral state and state violence following the Civil War. Q. Tell us about your research work at Vanderbilt, and...
Meet alumnus Skyler Gordon
Feb. 2, 2023—Today, we’re talking with alumnus Skyler Gordon who graduated in 2016 with a double major in history and classical and Mediterranean studies. He’s currently a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Princeton University, studying race and racism in the U.S. armed forces. Q. Can you tell us about your work at...
Graduate student KeShawn Ivory on leadership team of Black in Astro
Jan. 26, 2023—The group recently won the Annie Maunder Medal for outreach or public engagement in astronomy or geophysics from the Royal Astronomical Society KeShawn Ivory, a second-year graduate student working toward a Ph.D. in astrophysics, is co-director of events for Black in Astro, an organization that celebrates and amplifies the Black experience in space-related fields. The...
Mabel Cummins strikes balance as bowling team captain, Undergraduate Honor Council president
Jan. 8, 2023—Between academics, training and competition, collegiate student-athletes must juggle a lot. Mabel Cummins, captain of the Vanderbilt bowling team, added to her multitasking over the past year by also serving as president of the university’s Undergradua...