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September 12, 2024
FAMILY WEEKEND
From tea to tailgates: Family Weekend 2024 celebrates Commodore Community
Collage of images of Vanderbilt students and families at Family Weekend 2024.
Nearly 4,200 parents, grandparents, siblings and friends convened on the Vanderbilt campus to celebrate Family Weekend 2024. This year’s event, Sept. 6–8, was one of the most successfully attended in recent memory, recording the highest attendance number in five years. Read More
LAW SCHOOL
Vanderbilt Law School celebrates the 50th anniversary of Dunn v. Blumstein
(From L to R) Pamela Karlan, James Blumstein, Rebecca Allensworth, Kevin Stack
After moving to Nashville to join the faculty at Vanderbilt Law School, James Blumstein was denied the right to vote because of Tennessee’s durational residency requirements and decided to sue. Blumstein successfully argued the case before the Supreme Court, enfranchising around six percent more potential voters. On the 50th anniversary of the court’s decision, Vanderbilt Law School organized a celebration to commemorate the victory. Read More
ATHLETICS
Vanderbilt Soccer tallys fifth shutout of season with Senior Night win
Vanderbilt Soccer senior players pose for a photo on Senior Night.
Seniors Rachel Deresky and Caroline Betts combined for nine points to lift Vanderbilt over Middle Tennessee 3-0 on senior night Sunday evening at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex. Prior to kickoff, the Commodores recognized the seven senior student-athletes for their contributions to the program over their time. Read More
A family poses with Mr. C during Family Weekend 2024
Family Weekend is a beloved time of the year at Vanderbilt when students, parents and families make cherished memories together on our beautiful campus. Check out some of the top social media memories from this annual event.
This Week at VU
 
Sept. 12, 2024
6 p.m. • Frist Art Museum
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration and Gallery Talk with Hilario Lomeli, Vanderbilt CLACX Professor
Sept. 12, 2024
6–8 p.m. • Seigenthaler Center
Dialogue Vanderbilt: 'Join or Die! Movie Screening' - A 'How to Heal a Divided America' Event
Sept. 13, 2024
Noon–1:30 p.m. • Robert Penn Warren Center
Black Worlds and World-Making Seminar: Dr. Kayla Fike
Sept. 14, 2024
11 a.m.–6 p.m. • Central Library
Nashville Comic Arts Festival 2024
Upcoming Events
 
Sept. 16 | Music in the Real World Colloquium: The Healing Power of Music with Richard Casper

Sept. 17 | National Voter Registration Day: Ballotpalooza

Sept. 18 | 'State of What Art? A Call for Multi-Prompt LLM Evaluation' Visiting Lecture

Sept. 25 | Flulapalooza 2024
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Latest Headlines
 
Peabody College
Preparing the next generation of student affairs professionals for today’s diverse students
 
Postdoctoral Affairs
Vanderbilt to celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week Sept. 16–20
 
Information Technology
Update your personal devices to the secure VUIT Wi-Fi network by Sept. 30
 
Construction Updates
Temporary vehicle, pedestrian route changes along Children’s Way and 24th Avenue South on Sept. 24, Oct. 8
 
Construction Updates
Series of road, sidewalk closures planned for underground utility work

Research & Innovation
Limited Submission Opportunities
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VU in the News
 
Forbes: More Universities Are Reconsidering Political Position-Taking. Now They Need To Go All The Way.
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier authored this opinion piece.
 
Newsweek: 'Venezuela on steroids' and other immigration claims in Harris v Trump
John Koch, senior lecturer of communication studies, is quoted.
 
The Conversation: How we discovered that people who are colorblind are less likely to be picky eaters
Isabel Gauthier, David K. Wilson Professor and professor of psychology, authored this article.

Billboard: Music AI FAQs: Experts answer the most-asked questions about the growing sector
Joseph Fishman, Robert S. and Theresa L. Reder Faculty Fellow and professor of law, is quoted.
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