Just six months after taking office, Mayor Freddie O’Connell is seeing high approval from Nashvillians across the political aisle. That’s according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll about city subjects.
‘How do I move more people?’: As Nashville aims for major transit funding, data efforts are already happening to improve trips
As Nashville works to overhaul its transit system through a referendum this November, other efforts to improve WeGo’s efficiency are already in the works.
Explained: the ‘dubious’ legal basis for Republican governors resisting Supreme Court order
Gov. Bill Lee has returned from a weekend trip to Eagle Pass, Texas. The border town is where the current legal battle between state and federal authorities over razor wire began — and where more than 125 Tennessee National guardsmen are currently deployed.
Strong Inside: A courtside look at the story of a Nashville hero in sports and civil rights
Nashville Children’s Theatre presents the world premiere of “Strong Inside,” the story of Perry Wallace, a Nashville pioneer on the basketball court and civil rights leader.
Major Jackson on poetry, podcasting and finding his voice
Major Jackson has published five books of poetry, and is also the host of the Slowdown podcast from American Public Media and the Poetry Foundation.
Outgoing Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean Emilie Townes reflects on her legacy
Later this month, Emilie Townes will step down as dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School. She joins us to reflect on her legacy, and how the Divinity School has changed with Nashville over the past decade.
Bill and Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg denounce attacks on LGBTQ community while in Nashville for Clinton Global Initiative U conference
Vanderbilt hosted the Clintons at the first in-person Clinton Global Initiative University conference since the pandemic. The former first couple shared advice and ideas on how to tackle world problems with the more than 700 students in attendance throughout the weekend.
One Nashville borrower on what Biden’s student debt forgiveness means for her
Tennesseans carry more than $30 billion in student loan debt. But President Biden’s forgiveness plan announced Wednesday will make a dent in that figure.
First images from NASA’s James Webb Telescope will be shared with researchers and students in Middle Tennessee
The images will be of particular interest to a team of researchers and students from Vanderbilt, Fisk University and Tennessee State University, who will be analyzing them alongside NASA scientists.
As Vanderbilt’s Asian American population grows, students say it’s time for campus to be more inclusive
Vanderbilt offers African American studies and Latino studies, but when it comes to classes on the Asian American experience, the university has fallen short, students say.
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