A t the height of his powers, Jay Gould was known by many names, few of them flattering. People called him the Skunk of Wall ...

Yale students almost always access New York City via the Metro-North New Haven Line, a direct connection between the academic and urban campuses. But beyond […] ...

Alfred Vanderbilt had inherited the largest share of his father's estate. He was a prominent businessman until on May 7, 1915 ...

This ostentatious display of wealth may have ensured the luxury magazine market’s admiration. But, it has prompted others to ...

Historians, however, might view Trump’s swearing-in through a wider lens: Jan. 20, 2025, could well be remembered as the ...

The Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center will host Jeffrey Rathmell, a professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology from Vanderbilt University on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

Back in 1896 when auburn-haired Grace Graham Wilson bagged young Cornelius Vanderbilt, most of New York’s 400 agreed that it was a most unsuitable marriage. As a great-grandson of the tough old ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Northwestern University political science professor Jeffrey Winters about what some have called the oligarchy shaping American politics and society.