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August 20, 2025

VU in the News

Nashville Post: VU College of Arts and Science dean to step down
The retirement announcement of Timothy McNamara, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science and Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, is featured. Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver is mentioned. Thomas Steenburgh, Ralph Owen Dean of the Owen Graduate School of Management and professor of management, is quoted.
The Atlantic: Europe’s free-speech problem
Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, is quoted. 

The Washington Post: Trump administration cancels annual employee survey amid civil service tumult
David Lewis, Rebecca Webb Wilson University Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is quoted. Washington Examiner also published an article quoting Lewis.

NBC News: Study reveals how fat cells can fuel cancer tumors
Justin Balko, professor of medicine, is quoted.

The Dispatch: America hands China an AI advantage
Research from Brett Goldstein, research professor of engineering science and management, and Brett Benson, associate professor of political science, is cited.

VU on the Air

Palm Beach North Podcast interviewed Nathan Green, vice chancellor for government and community relations, about the university’s decision to open a second campus in West Palm Beach and how this expansion aligns with Vanderbilt’s long-term vision for growth, innovation, and community impact.

VU Athletics

ESPN: Underdogs Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt look to keep good times rolling

Sports Illustrated: Eli Stowers earns AP All-American Honors: The Anchor​​​​​​​

Sports Illustrated: Vanderbilt volleyball sweeps all sets in exhibition game: The Anchor​​​​​​​

WTVF: Vanderbilt volleyball returns after 45-year hiatus

Tennessean: What Clark Lea said about Vanderbilt football naysayers in SEC​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Vanderbilt basketball to host exhibition game against Virginia at Memorial Gymnasium

VU News Releases and Stories

Vanderbilt begins search for next dean of Arts and Science, names committee

Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate enters next phase with official launch

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