December, 2017
Civil rights pioneer, star Commodore, engineering alumnus Perry Wallace remembered
Dec. 4, 2017—Perry Wallace, BE’70, the Vanderbilt University student-athlete who integrated Southeastern Conference varsity basketball, died Dec. 1. He was 69. “Vanderbilt, the sports world, and the entire country lost a civil rights icon today. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Perry Wallace, who through quiet strength and courage blazed a trail that still serves...
Nashville Mayor gives philosophy lesson to Vanderbilt engineering students
Dec. 1, 2017—About 200 engineering students got a philosophy lesson Wednesday from Nashville Mayor Megan Barry. Easily citing Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill and Carol Gilligan, Barry knows her material and knows university students. Sprinkled with references they understand, humorous anecdotes, and questions that caused hands to shoot up, her lecture – The Role of Social Responsibility...