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Vanderbilt Divinity School racial justice initiative to launch
Vanderbilt Divinity School invites the community to help launch its new Luce Foundation-funded Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ruby. Read MoreSep 25, 2017
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Charlie Brain, BS’15, is co-founder of Lubanzi, a wine label with a social conscience
Inspired while spending his junior year abroad in South Africa, Charles Brain, BS’15, became the co-founder of Cape Venture Wines. Read MoreSep 20, 2017
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Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, BA’79, to retire
Nora Tyson, BA’79, the 2012 Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumna, has enjoyed a career highlighted by firsts. Read MoreSep 20, 2017
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Taylor Dickinson, BS’13, wins $50,000 grant for Bronx Freedom Fund through Goldman Sachs Gives
Taylor Dickinson, BS’13, was on the third-place team that earned a $50,000 grant for the Bronx Freedom Fund through Goldman Sachs Gives. Read MoreSep 20, 2017
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2017 Vanderbilt Divinity and GDR Distinguished Alumni/ae named
A senior rabbi who has worked tirelessly to promote racial and religious respect and a national leader in environmental efforts are the 2017 Divinity School and GDR Distinguished Alumni/ae. Read MoreSep 12, 2017
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Endowed chair holder celebration honors 11 professors
Eleven Vanderbilt faculty members named to endowed chairs were recognized for their exemplary achievements during a celebration Sept. 6 at the Student Life Center. Read MoreSep 8, 2017
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$5 million gift from Hoogland family to name Vanderbilt undergraduate business minor
A $5 million commitment from alumni Susan and Keith Hoogland names the university’s new trans-institutional minor for business study the Hoogland Undergraduate Business Program. Read MoreSep 6, 2017
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Vanderbilt celebrates historic eclipse
The university community marked the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse with campus viewing parties, conducted research and prepared for the big day with months of educational and creative programming. Read MoreSep 3, 2017
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Design professor’s vision for Mr. Commodore’s makeover
When it comes to getting a stellar makeover, Mr. Commodore goes straight to Vanderbilt fashion design professor Alexandra Sargent-Capps. Read MoreAug 30, 2017
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Vanderbilt invests $30 million and issues chair challenge to boost faculty support
Vanderbilt University has announced to alumni and supporters the Chancellor Chair Challenge, a yearlong, $30 million investment by the university designed to create 30 new endowed chairs. Read MoreAug 25, 2017
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Chancellor commits Vanderbilt to a big, bold future at fall assembly
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos cemented Vanderbilt's commitment to excellence with initiatives that drive innovation and discovery, unveiling a $30 million investment in faculty at the Fall Faculty Assembly. Read MoreAug 25, 2017
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$2 million investment establishes Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic at Vanderbilt Law School
A $2 million investment in Vanderbilt Law School by Cal Turner Jr., BA’62, will provide legal support to entrepreneurs on shoestring budgets to help them get up and running. Read MoreAug 22, 2017
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Distinguished Shakespeare scholar Ann Cook Calhoun dies
Ann Cook Calhoun, an internationally renowned Shakespeare scholar and a powerful force for making the Bard's plays accessible to everyone, died Aug. 13 at the age of 82. Read MoreAug 18, 2017
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Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame 2017 class named
An Emmy-winning writer for 'The Daily Show,' three journalists whose careers have been shaped by innovation, and a woman judge who blazed new trails have been named to the Student Media Hall of Fame. Read MoreAug 18, 2017
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Perry Brandt, BA’74, JD’77: Lifelong Loyalty
Forty-six years ago Perry Brandt arrived at Vanderbilt for a seven-year experience that remarkably changed the trajectory of his life. “I owe Vanderbilt a huge debt of gratitude,” Brandt says. “Thanks to scholarship support, I was the first member of my family to attend college. I arrived as an unmolded… Read MoreJul 28, 2017
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Living the Dream: How One Doctor’s Journey Has Spurred a Virtuous Cycle of Giving
As a talented high school senior in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Tiara Aldridge, BA’10, MD’14, always dreamed of becoming a doctor one day. But both the prospect of paying for college and navigating the path to medical school were daunting. Read MoreJul 28, 2017
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For Erica Santiago, It’s Good to Be G.O.L.D.
Growing up in Staten Island, New York, Erica Santiago, BS’10, never dreamed of being able to attend Vanderbilt. A four-year, full-tuition Posse Scholarship she received through Vanderbilt’s partnership with the Posse Foundation changed that. Read MoreJul 28, 2017
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Support first-year School of Medicine Ph.D. students through ‘Simple Beginnings’
Sponsor a lab coat for a new biomedical sciences doctoral student in the School of Medicine through the Simple Beginnings program. Read MoreJul 20, 2017
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Nominate fellow alumni for board of directors, awards
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board is seeking nominations for new members and for seven alumni awards. Read MoreJul 20, 2017
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Maria Crist, BA’12, shares why she is a loyal Commodore
Maria Emily Crist, BA’12, shares why she is a loyal Commodore. Read MoreJul 19, 2017