Year: 2009

Watch video of Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George explaining how Sonia Sotomayor's characteristics, such as race and gender, could impact the nomination process and why she's a “safe” candidate. Read More

Watch video of Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George explaining why President Obama could have a bigger influence through the lower federal courts and why Obama isn't having much luck nominating Federal judges right now. Read More

Watch video of Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George giving her opinion on why there's so much controversy surrounding justices being “political.” Read More

Watch Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George explaining the best way to choose a Supreme Court nominee and who she thinks would be the best candidate. Read More

Vanderbilt University's Commons campus recently received the 2009 Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award for the "Building Green" category. Vanderbilt University was one of 14 winners announced by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke. Read More

When most people think about Nashville, they think about music. That's an identity the city is proud to have, but it sometimes makes it challenging for other types of businesses trying to launch and grow. Along with being a music capital, Nashville is also consistently ranked as one of the most entrepreneurial cities in the nation by Entrepreneur magazine and others. Read More

VUCAST EXTRA: See how faith, love and science combined in an amazing story of survival. Meet a Vanderbilt grad who repeatedly fought death and changed countless lives. (10:45) Read More

VUCAST EXTRA: See how faith, love and science combined in an amazing story of survival. Meet a Vanderbilt grad who repeatedly fought death and changed countless lives. (10:45) Read More

Kenneth Galloway, dean of Vanderbilt University's School of Engineering, has been elected by his national peers to a two-year term as chairof the Engineering Deans Council Executive Board. Read More

Three workshops at Vanderbilt Divinity School this summer will help attendees find their creative voices and use them in church and other settings. Read More

Many schools across the nation struggle in their efforts to deal with challenging behaviors. A new book co-authored by Kathleen Lane, associate professor of special education at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development, aims to help schools develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and help students with behavior issues before violence erupts. Read More

VUCast Extra: Pulitzer prize winning author and Senior Day speaker Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about the legacy of Abraham Lincoln. (2:50) Read More

In what has become a summertime tradition in Nashville, the popular Bluebird on the Mountain concert series begins its fifth season at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory. This year's series opens with a show featuring performances by Kim Carnes, Peter Cooper, Greg Barnhill and Tim Nichols. Read More

Listen to historian Gary Macy speaking on the role of women in the Catholic Church. Read More

Two Vanderbilt alumni and a Vanderbilt parent – all having provided strong volunteer leadership for the university's initiatives – join a graduating Chancellor's Scholar as the newest members of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. Read More

A new generation of African American theology scholars are striving to define their place at the intersections of religion, social causes and education. Next month, more than 40 of them from across the country will gather at Vanderbilt University to discuss the challenges on this formidable road. Read More

Watch video of the main Commencement ceremony. Read More

Despite the occasional need to take a courageous stand, balance is the key to success over the long haul, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told the class of 2009 during the traditional Commencement address. Read More

Two Vanderbilt students took their dream for social change well beyond the Vanderbilt campus, impacting the lives of people in Uganda in an amazing way. (6:43) Read More

Imagine a time when the entire universe froze. According to a new model for dark energy, that is essentially what happened about 11.5 billion years ago, when the universe was a quarter of the size it is today. Read More