Is Vanderbilt Beating Ivy League Schools at Their Own Game?
Vanderbilt is no longer just the Harvard of the South — now it’s gaining on the actual Harvard. Host Rachel Iacovone sits down with journalist Claire Suddath to talk about her viral New York Magazine article that explores how Vandy went from a good Southern school to competing with the Ivies, how the city of Nashville fueled its transformation, and why the university is expanding to New York and beyond.
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