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2024 Volunteer Leadership Weekend showcases gratitude for alumni and parent leaders
More than 150 alumni and parent volunteers gathered on campus March 1–2 for Vanderbilt’s seventh annual Volunteer Leadership Weekend. Attendees of the weekend events included representatives from many alumni and parent groups across the university. Read MoreMar 6, 2024
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Vanderbilt emeritus trustee Eugene Vaughan dies
Eugene H. Vaughan, BA’55, a Vanderbilt University Board of Trust emeritus trustee and noted business and civic leader, died Dec. 9 in Houston. He was 90. Read MoreDec 14, 2023
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2023 Vanderbilt Divinity School and GDR Distinguished Alumni/ae named
Four Vanderbilt alumni who devoted their lives to ministry, scholarship and social justice issues have been recognized as the 2023 Vanderbilt Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion Distinguished Alumni/ae. Read MoreDec 11, 2023
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Reunion 2023: Celebrating Vanderbilt’s best year ever
More than 3,500 alumni and their guests returned to campus for Reunion and Homecoming events Nov. 2–5, capping off a year that—by many measures—stands out as Vanderbilt’s best ever. Read MoreNov 8, 2023
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Conway-Welch Family Foundation gift to honor longtime dean, support Master of Nursing students
A $1.25 million pledge from the Conway-Welch Family Foundation will establish the Conway-Welch Second Degree in Nursing Scholarship at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. This milestone gift, awarded to a student enrolling in Vanderbilt’s new Master of Nursing program, was made in honor of Colleen Conway-Welch, the former dean of the school who died in 2018. Read MoreOct 26, 2023
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2023 Family Weekend celebrates students and families
The Vanderbilt community welcomed more than 4,000 family members and friends to campus Oct. 13–15 to celebrate this year’s Family Weekend. Read MoreOct 20, 2023
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Heard Libraries, Wild Bunch to co-host Dialogue Vanderbilt discussion featuring Jad Abumrad and Jacob Mchangama Nov. 2
Vanderbilt faculty members Jad Abumrad, one of the pioneers of podcasting, and Jacob Mchangama, a leading expert on free speech, will take part in a thought-provoking discussion Nov. 2 as part of the Dialogue Vanderbilt initiative. “Freedom or Foolishness: Are Our Digital Lives Making Society Better or Worse?” is presented by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries and the Wild Bunch Lecture Fund. Read MoreOct 11, 2023
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Five alumni join 2023 class of Student Media Hall of Fame
An influential film and television editor, a politics reporter at The New York Times, an award-winning production executive, a leader in public service and a trailblazing community builder are the latest inductees to the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame. Read MoreOct 11, 2023
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Vanderbilt University establishes Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center
An unprecedented gift from Hal and Marjorie Hollis Roberts will establish a new academy for primary students with dyslexia and an innovative center focused on outreach and dyslexia research at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreSep 26, 2023
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Four recognized with 2023 Vanderbilt alumni awards
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors has announced its 2023 alumni award recipients. They will be honored during Reunion and Homecoming weekend Nov. 2–5. Read MoreSep 13, 2023
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Vanderbilt Alumni Association board celebrates new and returning alumni leaders
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association has welcomed new and returning alumni leaders to its board for three-year terms that started July 1. The Alumni Association’s mission is to engage Vanderbilt alumni in the life of the university, encourage lifelong connections and support the university’s goals. Read MoreJul 28, 2023
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Lutz reappointed vice chancellor for development and alumni relations
John M. Lutz, vice chancellor for development and alumni relations, has been reappointed for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2023, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier announced today. Read MoreJul 14, 2023
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Vanderbilt Board of Trust names seven new members
The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust elected five new members on April 20 during its annual spring meeting. Lamar Alexander, BA’62; John Arnold, BA’96; Nina Kohler; Shaiza Rizavi, BS’91; and Jon Winkelried will serve five-year terms beginning July 1. In addition, Peter Marshall, BA’14, and Somto Okoye, BE’19, will begin two-year terms as a Young Alumni Trustee and a Young Alumni Leader, respectively. Read MoreMay 31, 2023
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Vanderbilt University launches $3.2B Dare to Grow campaign
The new fundraising initiative—the most ambitious in Vanderbilt’s history—will power the university’s most exciting and essential work to date. Read MoreApr 21, 2023
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Celebrate Giving Day at Give on the Green April 27
Students, faculty and staff are invited to stop by Library Lawn from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, to celebrate Giving Day. Make a donation of any size and enjoy free iced coffee, donuts, Vandy swag, lawn games and a visit from K-9 Officer Max. Read MoreApr 10, 2023
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Hoogland Undergraduate Business Program celebrated at campus gathering
Students, faculty, administrators and alumni recently gathered on campus to celebrate the official naming of the university’s undergraduate business minor in recognition of Vanderbilt alumni Susan and Keith Hoogland, who made a $5 million commitment on behalf of their family in support of the program. Read MoreApr 3, 2023
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Latest Vanderbilt Trailblazers portraits unveiled during Sesquicentennial celebration
Six pioneering members of the Vanderbilt community who played significant roles in the university’s history were honored at a portrait unveiling and reception March 25 as part of festivities kicking off Vanderbilt’s yearlong Sesquicentennial celebration. Read MoreMar 27, 2023
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Global leader in medical technology to discuss public health inequities, better products at Engineering lecture April 4
Krista Donaldson, BS’95, who directs Innovation to Impact at Stanford University’s Byers Center for Biodesign where her work focuses on ensuring design tools and processes are broadly applicable across global markets, will deliver the School of Engineering’s 2023 Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lecture on Tuesday, April 4, at 4:15 p.m. at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center, in the Engineering and Science Building. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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Weaver Family Program in Law, Brain Sciences and Behavior established at Vanderbilt Law School
Vanderbilt Law School is launching a new interdisciplinary program, the Weaver Family Program in Law, Brain Sciences and Behavior, funded by a $3.85 million endowment from the Glenn M. Weaver Foundation. The new program will sponsor faculty research aimed at exploring law and human behavior across a broad spectrum of medical, biological and social science fields. Read MoreFeb 17, 2023
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VU alumnus, former student-athlete endows men’s golf head coaching position
Vanderbilt Athletics has announced that its men’s golf head coaching position has been endowed through a generous gift from Dr. Thomas Roush, BA’97, a former Vanderbilt student-athlete and captain of the men’s golf team. Current head coach Scott Limbaugh will be the first to hold the title of Thomas F. Roush, M.D. and Family Men’s Golf Head Coach. Read MoreNov 4, 2022