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February 24, 2025
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Vanderbilt alumnus Aneesh Sohoni named CEO of Teach for America
Aneesh Sohoni, MPP’13
Aneesh Sohoni, MPP’13, will become chief executive officer of Teach for America beginning April 15. Sohoni has held several education leadership positions of increasing responsibility since earning his master of public policy in education policy at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. His impact on students and educational organizations throughout his career reflects the promise and potential of Vanderbilt’s education policy graduate students. Read More
GLOBAL
Winning images from the 2024 Vanderbilt Study Abroad Photo Contest
Collage of images from Vanderbilt students who studied abroad in 2024.
Check out winning images from the 2024 Study Abroad Photo Contest submitted by Vanderbilt students studying, researching and engaging around the globe. Read More
POLITICS
Majority of Republicans nationally identify as MAGA for first time in Unity Poll
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy logo overlays an image of the White House.
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy has asked Republicans in a quarterly national poll since June 16, 2023, if they consider themselves supporters of the Make America Great Again or MAGA movement. In that first poll, 37 percent of respondents identified more with the MAGA movement than with the traditional GOP. Now, the share of MAGA identifiers within the GOP has swelled to 52 percent—a majority—for the first time in the poll. Read More
Screengrab from MLB The Show 2025 showing the VandyBoys.
CONFIRMED: Vanderbilt Baseball is officially in MLB The Show 25, the latest edition of the popular baseball video game! Sony picked just eight universities for the 'Road to the Show' mode, and our VandyBoys made the cut. 👀
This Week at VU
 
Feb. 25, 2025
5:30–6:30 p.m. • Central Library Community Room
Scopes Centennial: John T. Scopes Lecture With Former U.S. Federal Judge John Jones
Feb. 26, 2025
5–6:30 p.m. • Owen Graduate School of Management
Executive Women in Leadership Panel: Advancing Together for Greater Equity in 2025
Upcoming Events
 
March 3 | Women's History Month Kickoff Event

March 4 | International Women's Day Celebration

March 5–6 | Data Science Institute: AI Days 2025
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Latest Headlines

Libraries
JAMA Network and Heard Libraries establish read-and-publish pilot agreement, broadening access to health sciences research

Career Center
Bringing Vanderbilt to the world: Students embark on Finance Trek to New York City
 
Athletics
Season tickets for the 2025 Vanderbilt football season are now available to purchase online
 
ICYMI
Phased launch of new VU IRB for social, behavioral and educational research begins March 3
 
Athletics
Dores Defend Home Court: Vanderbilt men's basketball notches third top 25 win of the season over 24th-ranked Ole Miss
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VU in the News
 
Nashville Business Journal: Nashville bids on 2030 Special Olympics
Vanderbilt is mentioned.
 
Reuters: Americans worry Musk's campaign to slash government could hurt services, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is quoted.
 
Verywell Health: Can eating 2 dates a day improve your blood sugar, cholesterol, and gut health?
Heidi Silver, research professor of medicine, is quoted.

The Tennessean: Black country artists are a force in Nashville: Here are your playlist must-haves
Alice Randall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor and writer in residence of African American and diaspora studies, is mentioned.
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