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CIVIL DISCOURSE
Vanderbilt updates freedom of expression policies and expands civil discourse programming
As part of its annual review of policies and guidelines, Vanderbilt University has updated the Student Handbook. The update includes revisions to the freedom of expression and use of university space policies, which are a vital part of the university’s commitment to discovery and learning. The university also continues to take steps to teach students about its culture and expectations through ongoing programming.Read More
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Muhammad Yunus, Vanderbilt alumnus and Nobel laureate, returns to Bangladesh as interim leader
Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus, PhD’71, was recently chosen by President Mohammed Shahabuddin to lead an interim government in Bangladesh. Yunus returned to his native country on Thursday, Aug. 8, after weeks of student-led protests.Read More
RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES
Get to know Vanderbilt’s residential faculty: Brittany Chase
In this special series, we're getting to know the university’s newest faculty heads of house and heads of college. In this edition, we meet Brittany Chase, lecturer in ethnomusicology and assistant dean for nondegree programs at Vanderbilt Blair School of Music, who is the faculty head of Gillette House on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons.Read More
Vanderbilt alumna Lily Williams and USA Cycling took down New Zealand in the women’s team pursuit gold medal final. She is just the second Commodore to win Olympic gold.
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