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October 2, 2025
BENEFITS
Open Enrollment: Detailed guide and health insurance premiums now available
Image text reads: "2026 Open Enrollment: Oct. 16-31, 2025" and features an image of a family of four playing soccer.
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
Image text reads: "Vanderbilt University presents the 37th Annual Southern Festival of Books, a program of Humanities Tennessee."
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
ATHLETICS
Dores host Sooners, Razorbacks to open SEC play at home
A Vanderbilt volleyball player goes to serve the ball during a match.
Vanderbilt volleyball will play its first SEC matches at Memorial Gymnasium on Friday and Sunday. The Dores will host Oklahoma at 7 p.m. on Friday for student night, where the first 350 Vanderbilt students will receive a free “Deep End” t shirt. They will then host Arkansas at 1 p.m. Sunday for the program’s $1 ticket match, and the team will sign post-match autographs on the court that afternoon. Both matches will be streamed on SEC Network+. Read More
Vanderbilt football Head Coach Clark Lea and the team celebrate after a win.
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. 
This Week at VU
 
Oct. 3, 2025
Noon • Alumni Lawn
V150 Ceremony: Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Vanderbilt University’s Opening
Oct. 3, 2025
Noon • Begonia Labs
Engine for Art, Democracy & Justice: ‘Prefabricating Solidarity’ Panel Discussions
Oct. 3, 2025
2–4 p.m. • Women’s Center & KC Potter Center Courtyard
Dare to Read Collective: Banned Books Jam
Oct. 4, 2025
2:30 p.m. • ABC Network
Football vs. Alabama
Upcoming Events
 
Oct. 6 | Information Session: Vanderbilt’s Innovation Neighborhood Lunch & Learn

Oct. 14 | Introduction to Deerfield

Nov 4–7, Nov. 11–13 | Master of Public Health Program: Stata and R Boot Camps
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Latest Headlines
 
ICYMI
Updates regarding the government shutdown
 
Construction Updates
Vehicle, pedestrian route changes start Monday, Oct. 6, near Central Neighborhood
 
Innovation
Innovation Catalyst Funds awarded to nine faculty from June 2025 cycle
 
Undergraduate Education
Acclaimed author Jacqueline Woodson emphasizes the role of storytelling in building connection and fostering dialogue
 
Arts & Culture
Building tomorrow while erasing yesterday: new Frist exhibit explores Nashville’s development
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VU in the News
 

BBC: Trump pushed to prosecute Comey, but his own actions could undermine the case
Jeffrey Bellin, professor of law, is quoted.
 
Yahoo! Health: Try the sticky note cleaning hack, eat a kiwi and do this before your flu shot — plus 11 more health tips to help you have a great week
Lindsey McKernan, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.
 
The Hill: What NASA’s discovery of possible life on Mars means for Musk’s ambitions
David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, emeritus, is quoted.

Forbes: The Manager OS: 7 things every manager should do to 2x output with AI
Jules White, professor of computer science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is mentioned.
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