Ann Marie Deer Owens
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Alumna, BOT member with prominent estate jewelry business dies
Camilla Dietz Bergeron, a Vanderbilt University alumna and emerita trustee whose passion for collecting jewelry led her to found a noted antique and estate jewelry firm, died May 20. Read MoreMay 24, 2018
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New leadership at the Central Library
Kasia Gonnerman is the new director of Vanderbilt University's Central Library. Read MoreMay 16, 2018
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Emeritus English professor who wrote Jane Austen biography dies
John W. Halperin, Centennial Professor of English, emeritus, died this spring at his home in La Jolla, California, from heart failure. He was 76. Read MoreMay 16, 2018
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Blair students continue wins at prestigious national competition
For the second year in a row, Blair undergraduates won national honors at the 2017-18 Music Teachers National Association annual competition in Orlando, Florida. Read MoreMay 10, 2018
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‘Welcome table’ key to understanding the South’s dominant religion
Extending "Southern hospitality" to everyone—including strangers—is a priority shared by most Christian congregations in the South, according American religious historian James Hudnut-Beumler. Read MoreMay 9, 2018
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New integrated library system to make searches faster, more robust
Library users will find searches faster and easier when a new system debuts this summer in the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Read MoreMay 7, 2018
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Emilie M. Townes reappointed as dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School
Emilie M. Townes, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society, has been reappointed as dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Read MoreMay 7, 2018
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Vanderbilt Osher 2018 summer term features Fisk courses
A survey of world art featuring Fisk collections, Nashville's diverse musical history, and cast-iron cooking are among summer classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 4, 2018
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Vanderbilt included among America’s Best Employers by ‘Forbes’
Vanderbilt University has been named to the list of "America's Best Employers 2018" by Forbes magazine. Read MoreMay 1, 2018
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Skip Bayless reflects on Vanderbilt experience during campus talk
Skip Bayless, a noted sports journalist, television personality and Grantland Rice Scholarship recipient, credits a high school teacher and his Vanderbilt experience for launching his career path. Read MoreApr 23, 2018
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NPR podcast visits Immersion seminar on literary arts
Eleven students shared stories about their first-year Vanderbilt experiences with Nashville poets, and the conversations were transformed into meaningful poems during a literary arts seminar. Read MoreApr 19, 2018
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Writer Amitav Ghosh discusses conflict and climate change on ‘The Zeppos Report’
Amitav Ghosh, a best-selling author whose work puts Asia at the center of global history, culture and environmental challenges, joins Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos on "The Zeppos Report." Read MoreApr 16, 2018
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Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday on Library Lawn
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries and the Nashville Shakespeare Festival will hold the Bard's Birthday Bash—marking the 454th birthday of William Shakespeare—April 23 on Library Lawn. Read MoreApr 11, 2018
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Alum’s research on Byzantine architecture paired with Divinity student project
Jelena Bogdanović, a leading historian of medieval art and architecture at Iowa State University, will discuss "The Canopy and the Byzantine Church" April 14 at the Divinity School. Read MoreApr 11, 2018
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Three Vanderbilt A&S professors awarded 2018 Guggenheim Fellowships
College of Arts and Science professors Joel Harrington, Antonis Rokas and Edward Wright-Rios have been awarded highly prestigious 2018 Guggenheim Fellowships for their research. Read MoreApr 5, 2018
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Gender and labor are central themes of VU Theatre spring production
VU Theatre will close its 2017-18 season with "Mrs. Warren's Profession," a late Victorian-era play by George Bernard Shaw that remains very relevant on issues related to gender and labor. Read MoreApr 4, 2018
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Vanderbilt Debate hosts Ireland’s top college debaters
Vanderbilt Debate hosted three top debaters from University College Dublin for a spirited exhibition debate at the First Amendment Center on whether social media enhances or undermines democracy. Read MoreApr 4, 2018
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Vanderbilt Libraries host inaugural Edible Books Festival
The delightful worlds of food and books came together on the Vanderbilt campus April 2 for the Vanderbilt Libraries' first Edible Books Festival. Read MoreApr 4, 2018
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ArtLab explores intersections of art and science
Whether art can boost a scientist's creativity is just one of the intriguing questions a group of faculty, students and staff explore in ArtLab, an ongoing workshop started by a postdoctoral student. Read MoreApr 2, 2018
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Album spotlights Blair School’s Biddlecombe and students
The album "Music in the Listening Place," featuring the Vanderbilt Chorale and directed by Tucker Biddlecombe, has been released on Navona Records. Read MoreMar 26, 2018