Vanderbilt Board of Trust elects three new members
At its regular spring meeting earlier this month, the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust elected three new trustees, reelected three trustees to second terms, and thanked several outgoing trustees for their service. The board welcomed new trustees David Bronson Ingram, MBA’89, and CJ (Cynthia) Warner, BE’80, who will serve five-year terms beginning July 1. In addition, outgoing Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board President Anu (Anurag) Pardeshi, BS’00, MS’02, MBA’04, will begin a two-year term as alumni trustee.Read More
POLITICS
Vanderbilt Poll: Majority of Tennessee voters now pro-choice, gender gap developing on key issues
The semiannual, statewide Vanderbilt Poll showed in its most recent survey that slightly more than half of the state’s voters support a woman’s right to an abortion, that there is significant bipartisan support of IVF procedures as well as modest gun control legislation, and that views about many state and national issues differ significantly by gender.Read More
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
‘Woven Wind’: Stitching together history and healing through art
“Woven Wind,” led by Vanderbilt art professor Vesna Pavlović, is a collaborative project that honors untold stories of enslaved people through art, archival research and community engagement. Funded by significant grants including a $40,000 NEA grant announced May 15, the project symbolizes resilience and remembrance with unique clay vessels created during reparative justice workshops.Read More
From announcing a new college, to fostering civil discourse, to celebrating sixty years of IMPACT—see some of the bold and collaborative actions Vanderbilt University accomplished this year as an innovator and leader in solving the world’s most pressing challenges.
The Tennessean: Majority of Tennessee women now identify as 'pro-choice,' new poll shows The Vanderbilt Poll — Statewide is cited. John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, and Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, are quoted.
Bloomberg: US government urges federal contractors to strengthen encryption A collaborative event between Vanderbilt University, the University of Cambridge, King’s College Cambridge, the White House and the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters is featured.
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