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Forty years ago, the United States was engaged in an unpopular war half-way around the world, Richard Nixon was well on his way to claiming the Republican nomination and the Democrats were locked in a struggle to determine whether to continue the policies of the sitting Democratic president or to choose a candidate who opposed the war and other key administration policies. The year was 1968, and the candidate who was trying to convince the nation that a new way of conducting its business was in order was Robert F. Kennedy. Read More

Camilla P. Benbow, dean of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\'s Peabody College of education and human development, has received the 2008 Distinguished Alumna Award from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Benbow will deliver the commencement address at the Johns Hopkins School of Education May 22. Read More

Construction is under way on the first phase of several multi-million dollar upgrades to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Athletics facilities that promise to benefit both Commodore student-athletes and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ supporters for years to come, Vice Chancellor of University Affairs and Student Athletics David Williams II announced at a news conference Tuesday. Read More

Country music supergroup Rascal Flatts has been honored for their unflagging support of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. The multiplatinum-selling band was presented with the Humanitarian Award by the Academy of Country Music and Home Depot during Sunday Night\'s 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Read More

Officials of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Athletics will conduct a press conference Tuesday, May 20, at 9 a.m. CT to detail the recently adopted Athletic Facility Project that promises to have wide-ranging benefits for Commodore student-athletes and fans. Watch a free live webcast of the press conference in Commodore Nation All Access on VUcommodores.com Read More

This op-ed by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Professor of Law and Sociology Beverly Moran compares and contrast Sen. Barrack Obama\'s and Sen. Hillary Clinton\'s use of old vs. new politics during the 2008 primary campaign. Read More

Mark McCaw, program administrator of Siloam Family Health Center in Nashville, is the 2008 recipient of the Executive MBA/Center for Nonprofit Management Sponsorship. The award is financed by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\'s Owen Graduate School of Management and the winner is chosen through a partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Management. Read More

A Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ alumna who helped redesign key alumni initiatives, including ones that reach out to current students, and a graduating senior who has served in numerous leadership roles are the newest members of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Board of Trust. Read More

Listen to podcasts from the Food Security Summit, which addressed many of our region's most pressing issues -- including hunger, poverty, obesity, land use, development and the depletion of natural resources -- through their connection to food. Read More

Early in his new book Arts, Inc., Bill Ivey recounts the tale of a warehouse demolition in Camden, N.J., in the 1960s. The building was destroyed with dynamite, the resulting rubble and shattered contents bulldozed into the Delaware River. Read More

In what has become a summertime tradition in Nashville, the popular Bluebird on the Mountain concert series begins its fourth season at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Dyer Observatory. This year\'s series opens with a show featuring performances by Tony Haselden, Georgia Middleman and Billy Kirsch. The 2008 series ñ which includes six concerts ñ runs from May 17 to Oct. 11 and will showcase nearly two dozen of Nashville\'s finest singer-songwriters. Read More

A free electronics recycling event will be held at LP Field from May 14 to May 17. A large number of items are expected to be recycled on Wednesday, May 14, providing photo and video opportunities. Items could include computer systems, monitors, printers, copiers, fax machines, TVs, cell… Read More

Accomplishments will flow naturally from the talents, training and motivation of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ graduates, said Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Commencement ceremony on Friday. Happiness is a trickier proposition, he said, and offered some guidance on how to achieve it. (Video and audio of address included). Read More

The Music City Quarter Midget Racing Association will hold a charity race on Saturday, May 31, to benefit Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ LifeFlight\'s transport program. Read More

Graduating students will receive diplomas at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\'s Commencement on Friday, May 9, starting at 9 a.m. on Alumni Lawn, near West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North. Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos will give the Commencement address to graduates. Read More

New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early migration route followed the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago. Read More

Genetic variation in the DNA of mitochondria ñ the "power plants" of cells ñ contributes to a person's risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ investigators report May 7 in the journal PLoS ONE. Read More

Graduating seniors should become "the new American revolutionaries" aiming for the stars even if they find themselves sometimes lying in the gutter, said musician and social activist Bob Geldof, who gave the Senior Day address Thursday to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ graduates. Read More

A roundup of news and feature items related to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Commencement, May 7-9, 2008. Read More

Terry B. Grier will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\'s Peabody College of education and human development during Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 9. Grier is the new superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District, in San Diego. Read More