Vanderbilt University

Learning How to Be a Professional Artist Is a Lifelong Process

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.15.2012

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 05.14.2012

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

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 05.02.2012

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 04.18.2012

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 04.03.2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Getting Rich Slowly

Don McNay | Posted 10.12.2011

Don McNay

Because the money is harder to access, people who take structured settlements are more likely to "get rich slowly" than my professional clients who can cash in a mutual fund or stock whenever they want.

LeBron and the Entourage

Don McNay | Posted 08.14.2011

Don McNay

A real friend would tell a guy like LeBron James that he is really messing up his image and his brand. But his yes-men entourage never will. They don't want to get kicked off the gravy train.

Harvard And Vanderbilt Reportedly Use Hedge Funds To 'Land Grab' In Africa

The Guardian | John Vidal and Claire Provost | Posted 08.10.2011

Harvard and other major American universities are working through British hedge funds and European financial speculators to buy or lease vast areas of...

The Economic Hangover: Part Two

Don McNay | Posted 08.08.2011

Don McNay

The bailout and stimulus money allowed us to limp along for a couple of years. Now we are back to where we started, but worse, since we borrowed trillions to pay for it.

Professor: Cicada Chirping Could Cause Hearing Damage

AOL Weird News | Steven Hoffer | Posted 11.16.2011

Cicadas don't bite or string, but that doesn't mean they can't bug your ears. The insect, which emerges from its underground habitat once every 13 ...

A Different Look at Life Insurance

Don McNay | Posted 07.14.2011

Don McNay

Why give your family a lump sum and have them blow it? Most insurance policies have options to pay out over time, but few people use them. It limits them to the terms of the insurance company. Thus, I came up with a simple system.

Elvis and the Definition of Happiness

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2011

Don McNay

"I believe the key to happiness is someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to." -Elvis Presley The King had it right. If...

College Graduation: A Very Special Mother's Day Gift

Don McNay | Posted 07.04.2011

Don McNay

Sunday, May 8 is Mother's Day this year. It is also graduation day at Northern Kentucky University. I'll be at Northern, watching my nephew, Nick McNay, go through the graduation procession.

Ashley Judd and the Quest for Perfection

Don McNay | Posted 06.23.2011

Don McNay

Ashley Judd appears to have a perfect life, and being the sibling of a perfect child can be tough. Just like Wynonna, I have a problem with food.

Wisdom From a Wealth Wizard

Don McNay | Posted 06.09.2011

Don McNay

I've spent nearly 30 years around the financial business. I've known a lot of "paper gurus" who can talk a decent game but really don't practice what they preach.

The Person We Should Be Moving Our Money to

Don McNay | Posted 05.28.2011

Don McNay

Over 4 million people moved their money from Wall Street Banks in 2010, according to Sara Ackerman, project coordinator for Move Your Money. I bought...

American Excellence: Do Labels Like 'Uncle Tom' or 'Acting White' Stifle High Achievement?

Curtis Valentine | Posted 05.28.2011

Curtis Valentine

For those minorities who have reached some level of academic achievement, there is a chance they have been ridiculed by someone at least once.