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Tennessee statesman James Sasser donates papers to Vanderbilt

James R. Sasser, a former three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee and ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, and his wife, Mary Sasser, have donated their papers to Vanderbilt University’s Special Collections. Read More

Four Vanderbilt University football players dismissed from team, suspended from the university

Four members of the Vanderbilt University football team have been dismissed from the team for violation of team rules. The four students have also been… Read More

Four Vanderbilt University football players suspended

Read update to this story posted 5:21 a.m. Saturday, June 29. Vanderbilt University today announced that four members of its football team were… Read More

Submission deadline update for Pew Scholars Program

The deadline to submit a brief research plan for the Pew Scholars Program Limited Submission to Vanderbilt’s Internal Review Committee has changed to July 9,… Read More

Science Magazine: How long can the U.S. stay on top?

In an era of stagnating government support for academic science, officials at many top research universities are looking to private philanthropy and increased efficiencies to maintain their elite status. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos is quoted. Read More

Recent Peabody research news releases

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All-Hands Information Technology Meeting with Vice Chancellor John Lutz

Watch a June 27 meeting of the new Vanderbilt Information Technology division, led by Vice Chancellor John Lutz. Read more. Read More

Co-creating TV’s hit show “Nashville” is just part of Steve Buchanan’s lifework

The man the crowd knows as Deacon from the popular television show Nashville takes the stage at the Grand Ole Opry to screams of recognition. He starts… Read More

From the Dean

The deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary School demand not only our grief, but our reflection. Read More

Watch: Coursera-in-TN

Coursera-in-TN is a collaborative conversation between the Vanderbilt University Coursera team and the Tennessee State System schools which recently joined with Coursera. At an event… Read More

Constitutional law expert comments on controversial Supreme Court Voting Rights Act decision

Suzanna Sherry's op-ed about the deeply divided Supreme Court decision to strike down what was considered the government’s strongest legal tool to stop voting discrimination appeared on the Washington Post website on June 25. Read More

Staff and Student News

Vandy goes Harry Potter! Students learn through the lens of the "Harry Potter" series. Ann Neely, associate professor of the practice of… Read More

New deans in place at three Vanderbilt schools as fall semester approaches

Three of Vanderbilt’s graduate and professional schools have new deans effective July 1. Read More

Awards, Honors and Recognition

A sculpture, 'Water and Sun,' was donated to Vanderbilt by Frank Garrison Jr., BA’76, JD’79, and his wife Amy P. Garrison, BA’79,… Read More

In Memory

Many friends were lost this year; they will be missed. Photo by John Russell/Vanderbilt Alumni Berlin Vance, BS’39, of Amarillo, Texas, Jan. Read More

Healing with a mother’s voice

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are using a new mom’s own singing voice to help preemie babies learn an essential skill that is often difficult for… Read More

Readers Write

Readers share their feedback and insights. Read More

New books from Peabody professors and alumni

New books have been published by Peabody faculty and alumni. Read More

Small Investments Yield Big Rewards

When Virginia Johnson enrolled in Peabody, WWII was just ending and teachers were in high demand. Read More

Tim Murray, EMBA’03, leads Aluminium Bahrain, one of the world’s top 10 aluminium producers

You never know where a blind ad will lead you. It led Tim Murray from Knoxville, Tenn., to the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Middle East. Murray… Read More