Open Enrollment: Detailed guide and health insurance premiums now available
Open Enrollment is your once-a-year opportunity to choose the benefits that best meet the needs of you and your family. To ensure you’re enrolled in your desired plans, all fully benefits-eligible employees must complete Open Enrollment, even if you do not plan to make changes or waive coverage. Open Enrollment will take place on My VU Benefits between 12 a.m. CT Oct. 16, and 11:59 p.m. CT Oct. 31, 2025. Read More
ARTS & CULTURE
Vanderbilt’s humanities strengths will be on display at 2025 Southern Festival of Books
The 2025 Southern Festival of Books, presented by Vanderbilt University in partnership with Humanities Tennessee, will connect faculty, students, alumni and others with university ties to a vast community that shares their love for creative expression. The festival, now in its 37th year, will be at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, Tennessee State Museum and Tennessee State Library and Archives Oct. 18–19. Admission is free.Read More
INNOVATION
Innovation Catalyst Funds awarded to nine faculty from June 2025 cycle
Vanderbilt University announced nine recipients of the Innovation Catalyst Fund awards for the June 2025 cycle, continuing its mission of accelerating translational research and driving innovative solutions to real-world challenges by providing faculty with crucial pre-seed funding across diverse disciplines. The newly selected projects span cutting-edge work in health care, engineering and technology solutions.Read More
Saturday, No. 16 Vanderbilt travels to No. 10 Alabama for arguably one of its biggest regular season games in living memory. And in SEC football, being able to argue about these things is the point. It’s a seat at the table. On the heels of its first 5-0 start since 2008, Vanderbilt will play a game between top-16 opponents for the first time since 1956. Click the image above to read more about how, by believing in the mission from the beginning, the Commodores from Clark Lea’s first recruiting class helped Vanderbilt become a college football destination.
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