artsandScience The magazine of Vanderbilt University’s College of Arts and Science FALL 2008 spring2008 artsANDSCIENCE 1 whereAREYOU? NEIL BRAKE Answer found on the back cover tableOFCONTenTS FALL 2008 10 28 18 6 10 No Joke departments This MacArthur genius is as known for his creativity and humor as his landmark research. A View From Kirkland Hall 2 Arts and Science Notebook 3 Arts and Science in the World 6 18 Voices from the Past Five Minutes With… 8 The Robert Penn Warren Center reveals its namesake’s long-forgotten conversations Up Close 12 with historic Civil Rights greats. Great Minds 14 Rigor and Relevance 16 28 Philosophy of Music Forum 24 First Person 26 Music industry executive Paul Worley, BA’72, learned a lot at Vanderbilt…and Open Book 30 from an old guitar. And the Award Goes To 31 Giving 32 artsANDSCIENCE© is published by the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University College Cabinet 34 in cooperation with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations Communications. You Back in the Day 42 may contact the editor by e-mail at
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