Amy Wolf

Reid Hoffman, an accomplished entrepreneur, executive, investor and philanthropist who has played an integral role in building many of today’s leading consumer technology businesses, will receive Vanderbilt University’s prestigious Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal when he delivers the Graduates Day address to the Class of 2022 on May 12. Read More

Vanderbilt has launched multiple avenues to practice and teach civil discourse, with the goal of preparing students to have difficult but constructive conversations in an increasingly polarized time. Read More

The Vanderbilt student handbook has been revised to include new policies regarding student discrimination and online harassment following a series of listening sessions among university leaders and students, faculty and identity groups. Read More

Author and "New York Times" columnist Margaret Renkl joined Vanderbilt University Press authors Rachel Martin and Steve Haruch and former Nashville mayor and Vanderbilt adjunct professor Bill Purcell on Nov. 9 to discuss the evolution of Nashville and the American South. Read More

Vanderbilt archaeologist and historical anthropologist Steve Wernke and postdoctoral fellow Giles Morrow are exploring the remains of a 16th-century church high in the Andes Mountains of Peru, all while giving Vanderbilt students a front-row seat to the research using virtual reality, artificial intelligence and geospatial technologies. Read More

A group of former and current municipal leaders came together for a virtual discussion Nov. 3 to talk about how local governments get things done. Read More

Vanderbilt University and the nonprofit OneGenAway are seeking volunteers to lend a hand at a community food drive on Saturday, Nov. 6, that will distribute healthy food to university neighbors. Read More

Author and "New York Times" columnist Margaret Renkl will join Vanderbilt University Press authors Rachel Martin and Steve Haruch to discuss the evolving nature of Nashville and the American South through culture, food, race relations and politics in a special panel discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Read More

The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host a virtual discussion with three former and current municipal leaders to talk about how local strategies can be effective at the national level. The event will stream Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 12:30 p.m. CT. Read More

With the cooler fall temperatures, Vanderbilt’s iconic white oaks have begun dropping their acorns. While the campus squirrels are busily storing their share, Vanderbilt has partnered with the Tennessee Department of Forestry to collect acorns to plant the forests of the future. Read More

David ter Kuile, executive director of Campus Dining, and members of his team discuss the value of being part of the Vanderbilt community and ways they are working to create an excellent environment for students, faculty and staff while dealing with challenges such as staffing and supply chain issues. Read More

Vanderbilt is now offering free flu shots and free Pfizer COVID booster vaccines for eligible members of the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Journalist and author Sasha Issenberg will speak at Vanderbilt Oct. 11 for a special on-campus event discussing the policy and political battles that led to legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States. Issenberg is the author of "The Engagement: America’s Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage." Read More

Members of the Vanderbilt community are being asked to share their stories, artifacts and memories of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a new archive project designed to chronicle this era for future generations. Read More

G.L. Black, associate provost and dean of students, discusses what students need to know about the COVID-19 quarantine and isolation processes for the 2021-22 academic year. Read More

Anita Wager, associate dean for undergraduate academic affairs at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, explains what students need to know if they miss class due to COVID-19 quarantine. Read More

Vanderbilt University is convening a new community engagement series to help local agencies and nonprofits navigate complex issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and the social unrest seen over the past year. The inaugural session is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 23, and will include a question-and-answer session with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier discussing his academic research on building and maintaining trust in difficult situations. Read More

Pam Jones, associate vice chancellor for health and wellness and co-commander of the university’s Public Health Central Command Center, discusses asymptomatic COVID-19 testing on campus, the goal of which is to detect and forecast possible infection trends and provide early warning signs of outbreak. Read More

Vanderbilt University is calling on the wider university community to help expand a student-based tutoring program that began last year to assist Metro Nashville Public Schools. Vanderbilt is inviting faculty, staff and alumni to volunteer in this effort to tutor local public school students online. Read More

Chronic illness prevented Jens Herman from earning his degree from Peabody more than a decade ago. The pandemic gave him a second chance. Read More