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A Child Without Dreams

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.26.2013 | Politics
Marian Wright Edelman

How many millions of children who were hurt or neglected themselves grow up hopeless, hate-filled, and continue the cycle of hurting others? All children deserve to be allowed and encouraged to dream by the adults around them in their homes, schools, and communities.

The Whine of Ann Coulter's Mini-Me

James Peron | Posted 06.09.2013 | College
James Peron

Now we have some whiny high school girl, Suzy Lee Weiss, who thinks the reason she didn't get into one of the four Ivy League colleges where she applied is because she is a boring, straight, white girl -- albeit one who acts extremely entitled.

Billy Joel's 'New York State of Mind' Teaches a Lesson in Mental Toughness

Steve Siebold | Posted 05.21.2013 | Healthy Living
Steve Siebold

Start today playing to win the great game of life. There's a champion performer inside you just waiting to get in the game and lead a life really worthy of living.

Tea Party Lawmaker Pushes College Religious Discrimination Law

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.26.2013 | Politics

A proposed law in Tennessee would allow student organizations at public colleges to forbid people from joining based solely on their religious beliefs...

"Playground": A Sandy Hook Tribute (VIDEO)

Ben Federman | Posted 12.28.2012 | College
Ben Federman

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Gordon Gee's Ex-Wife Writes About Smoking Pot In Vandy Mansion

Posted 11.27.2012 | College

In a new self-published book, Constance Bumgarner Gee reveals how getting caught smoking marijuana on campus at Vanderbilt University lead to the end ...

Amanda Clayton: Death by Being a Lottery Winner

Don McNay | Posted 12.02.2012 | Crime
Don McNay

Amanda Clayton was not your typical millionaire. In her short life, she won a million dollar lottery in Michigan, was convicted of collecting state welfare money after she got the million dollars and embroiled in a plethora of drama and legal battles. Now she is dead.

Youth Unemployment: Is It The Bad Economy Or Inability To Overcome Adversity?

Don McNay | Posted 10.18.2012 | Business
Don McNay

I wonder if young people understand how to deal with adversity. If young people have been sheltered from overcoming failure, they may not understand that adversity ultimately leads to opportunity.

WATCH: Vanderbilt Football Walk-on Surprised With Full Scholarship

The Huffington Post | Alyssa Creamer | Posted 08.14.2012 | College

During a recent preseason team meeting, Vanderbilt University's Commodores celebrated an unexpected and happy moment for a fellow teammate. Mark ...

Alex Becker

How Much Impact Do Campaign Ads Really Have?

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Becker | Posted 07.24.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- As the presidential campaign kicks into high gear and tens of millions of dollars worth of political ads flood the airwaves in swing sta...

Law Professor's Brief Shapes Landmark Healthcare Decision

The Huffington Post | Alyssa Creamer | Posted 07.05.2012 | College

A Vanderbilt University law professor's brief on the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion provision helped shape the U.S. Supreme Court's recent r...

Kids' Close Friends Influence Their Physical Activity

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 08.01.2012 | Home
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Robyn Gee Children are highly influenced by their close friends in terms of how physically active they are, according to a new study in Pediatric...

Learning How to Be a Professional Artist Is a Lifelong Process

Daniel Grant | Posted 07.15.2012 | Arts
Daniel Grant

What was considered so important for artists to know back then now seems vaguely irrelevant. These days, the focus of artist-as-businessperson workshops and classes is not how to apply for money but how to earn it -- how to be entrepreneurial.

God, Family, Country, Vanderbilt

Leslie Reece Schichtel | Posted 07.14.2012 | College
Leslie Reece Schichtel

Though we have neither been through World War II nor had to suffer through the Great Depression, many of the values Mr. Brokaw emphasized are true of Vanderbilt's culture. I echo his challenge for this generation to become the next greatest generation.

Janell Ross

For Latino Voters, Immigration NOT The Biggest Campaign Issue

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.09.2012 | Latino Voices

When she was 12, Magali Sanchez's parents divorced. Her mother, unable to find work in Mexico that would feed the family, made a desperate decision. ...

Tennessee Guv Vetoes Bill Targeting College Religious Groups

AP | Posted 07.02.2012 | College

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam plans to veto a measure that tried to force Vanderbilt University to exempt student religious grou...

Your Game Plan to Conquer Finals Week

Leslie Reece Schichtel | Posted 06.18.2012 | College
Leslie Reece Schichtel

Welcome to the most popular time of the year for complaining over schoolwork. Instead of adding to the unproductive noise that usually detracts from everyone's focus, combat it with these helpful tools.

The College Senior's Bucket List

Leslie Reece Schichtel | Posted 06.03.2012 | College
Leslie Reece Schichtel

Reliving college traditions with the people who made college not only enjoyable, but unforgettable, one more time before throwing the cap up in the air may help alleviate the process of letting go.

Controversial Policy Causes Catholic Group To Leave Vanderbilt University

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.02.2012 | College

Vanderbilt University's Catholic student group is disaffiliating with the school due to a clash with the college's non-discrimination policy. Vand...

Tennessee College Kids Tell Us Which GOP Candidate Is The Craziest

Posted 03.06.2012 | College

To mark Super Tuesday, The Huffington Post teamed up with mtvU in an effort to take the political pulse on college campuses. We asked Vanderbilt Hu...

My Doctorate in Tebowing

Carol Orsborn | Posted 03.18.2012 | Religion
Carol Orsborn

I like to think that God is in the Tebow passes. But I am also making the effort to grow spiritually mature enough to know just as surely that God is not the perpetrator of the bad things that happen to us.

WATCH: Vanderbilt Fumbles Away Chance To Upset Arkansas

AP | TERESA M. WALKER | Posted 12.29.2011 | Sports

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Call them the Cardiac Hogs for falling behind early yet again. The eighth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks only care about the win....

Forget That 'Starving Artist' Myth -- They're Just a Little Hungry

Daniel Grant | Posted 12.11.2011 | Arts
Daniel Grant

Let's lay out all our ideas about who and what fine artists are: They are largely unemployed and their professional training prepares them to be unemployable. For some things we don't need proof, we just know.

Bernanke and the War on Senior Citizens

Don McNay | Posted 11.23.2011 | Small Business
Don McNay

If you follow what the Federal Reserve is doing, all the moves are designed to protect Wall Street at the expense of Main Street.

September 11 Anniversary: A Chance for Main Street to Reflect and Take Economic Action

Don McNay | Posted 11.02.2011 | Business
Don McNay

Until Washington gets the courage to trust the American people to handle hard and sobering decisions -- and develops a plan of action that does not favor one interest group over another -- real economic solutions are not going to come from Washington.