Professors Category
What Do You Do With A B.A. In English?
Dec. 6, 2015—What do you do with a B.A. in English? At Vanderbilt, anything.
An International Thanksgiving
Nov. 27, 2015—Thanksgiving can be a lonely time for international students all around the country. It’s the time of year where we eat take-out while scrolling through our social media accounts looking at the enticing home-cooked meals our American friends are sharing with their families. Fortunately, thanks to my Faculty Head of House Dr. Cone, and his wife Mrs. Cone, I avoided a Thanksgiving spent in solitude.
Random Things I’m Learning at Vandy: Almost-Thanksgiving Edition
Nov. 21, 2015—Sperries, squirrels, and The Most Important Four Questions of the First Four Weeks.
Movies for Homework
Nov. 19, 2015—To do your homework or not to do your homework-- that is not the question in this class where our homework is to watch films!
Class Matters
Nov. 18, 2015—I talk about experience with small seminar classes, and coffee shops with professors!
The Write Way
Mar. 27, 2015—My personal experiences with college writing (and why you should go to the Writing Studio).
Thank you, Dean Wcislo!
Mar. 27, 2015—Vanderbilt gives its students so many opportunities to grow both personally and professionally. While the most obvious ones are academics and extra-curricular activities, Vandy also offers you the chance to develop deep and meaningful relationships with your professors. VUcept, which pairs first-years with a faculty VUceptor, is another great away of getting to know your...
Urban Gardening at Vanderbilt
Jan. 20, 2015—When it comes to taking action on environmental issues, urban areas are ripe for reform. That means building mixed-use properties that allow people to work and shop within walking distance of their homes, expanding public transportation systems, making cities more friendly to pedestrians and bikes, and developing sustainable food systems with farmers’ markets and urban gardens.
A Return to Ferguson
Dec. 20, 2014—"I was drawn to do things that were romantic but could also have a rationale to them," Hayden says. "Romantic in the sense that I think it is noble to stand up against an evil, and that we don't get many opportunities in the normal course of life to do anything that's noble at all. But without a purpose or plan or strategy, it would be self-serving or foolish." He pauses, reflects. "To what extent it was a rationalization as opposed to rational is another question. It was probably sometimes a rationalization." - Tom Hayden, anti-war activist
Studying Communication of Science at Vanderbilt
Dec. 18, 2014—Do you have a constant craving to learn more about the world? Are you passionate about sharing other people's stories? Do you like science and communication? Then Vanderbilt has the major for you: Communication of Science & Technology. The possibilities after graduating with a degree in Communication of Science include writing articles for a magazine or an online news outlet, or working the communications/PR department of a science-based organization.
My “First Love” at Vandy
Dec. 17, 2014—A class on a subject I never really developed a penchant for. On a topic I was always curious about. With the kind of professor you can go share your life's problems with. Talk about explore. This is why you do it. This is why they tell you to try out different classes in college, particularly at Vanderbilt. Because at such an awesome place, more often than not, you are likely to come across a great class. Like I stumbled onto my "first love" at Vandy - English 102W with Professor William Reid Douglass.