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The university’s gifts in support of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library anchor a day of celebration on the Nashville and New York City campuses. Read More

The Rohr Chabad House and Lubeck Center for Jewish Life at Vanderbilt University hosted a family weekend Shabbat Dinner on Sept. 18. As part of the celebration, the Live Long & Prosper Tribute Award was presented to Vanderbilt and Chabad leaders in recognition of their commitment to making the world a better place, whether through scientific advancement, community service, autism advocacy or promoting diversity and inclusion. Read More

Rick Petillo, a seasoned financial executive with more than two decades of experience in higher education and corporate finance, is Vanderbilt University's next vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier has announced. Read More

Richard Florida, internationally recognized urbanist, bestselling author and founder of CityLab, has joined the Vanderbilt faculty as University Distinguished Professor, with appointments in the Owen Graduate School of Management and the School of Engineering, where he will lead the university's work on the future of cities.   Read More

After nearly three decades of research in complex software-enabled systems, Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems is entering its next chapter with a new name: the Institute for Convergent Software Integrated Systems, or ICONS. Read More

Vanderbilt is deepening its presence in New York City through a transformative partnership with the storied Whitney Museum of American Art. The multi-year collaboration, made possible through philanthropic investment, will build on the strengths of both institutions to open new pathways and opportunities for students, faculty, alumni, artists and the broader community.  Read More

Cooler days and crisp evenings bring a new season of music, art, festivals and outdoor experiences to Nashville. Vanderbilt University is proud to partner with local nonprofits and cultural organizations to highlight events that welcome students, faculty, staff and the broader Nashville community. From stargazing and live music to exhibitions and literary festivals, there are plenty of ways to enjoy Nashville this fall. Read More

What happens when a highly esteemed painter, sculptor and performance artist collaborates in work and life with an award-winning musician and music producer? On this Quantum Potential podcast, experience the magic between artists María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak as they reimagine the creative process. Read More

At Vanderbilt University’s New York City campus in Chelsea, a new institute will explore a pressing challenge: How can universities ensure that credible expertise reaches people in an information landscape that is increasingly shaped by algorithms, fragmented media and declining public trust? Read More

On Sept. 1, Nashville Metro Council overwhelmingly approved Vanderbilt’s proposal for a Specific Plan to develop about 40 acres adjacent to the west side of campus into an innovation neighborhood. Read More

As technology advances at an unprecedented pace, Vanderbilt University’s College of Connected Computing (CCC) is dedicated to showcasing that the true advantage lies in human judgment and insight. Read More

Vanderbilt University has named the Honorable Christopher J. Scolese, former director of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office and NASA’s renowned Goddard Space Flight Center, to lead the new Vanderbilt Institute for Innovations Beyond Earth, which will expand the university’s research and innovation enterprise. Read More

Vanderbilt Associate Professor Norbert Ross’ theater work has taken him across Latin America, including to Chile and Argentina. (Submitted photo) Norbert Ross isn’t your typical cultural anthropologist. When he’s out in the field in places like Mexico, El Salvador, Argentina and Chile, the associate professor of anthropology in the… Read More

Humanities Tennessee, in partnership with Vanderbilt University, today announced exciting updates to the author lineup for the 2026 Southern Festival of Books. Joining the packed schedule of authors is Pulitzer Prize recipient Jayne Anne Phillips, New York Times bestselling authors PC Cast and Sarah Beth Durst, actress Danica McKellar, Nashville historian Benjamin Houston and more.   Read More

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver has been named president-designate of the University of Michigan and will transition out of her role at Vanderbilt later this fall. She will begin her new role as president of Michigan on Dec. 1. Read More

Ana Christina da Silva Iddings will never forget the day that she—as a Brazilian teenager who did not speak English—flew by herself to Las Vegas. Her parents sent her there to live with relatives she had never met. Da Silva Iddings’ life-changing experiences in Vegas, where she became fluent in English and worked in daycare, set her on a path to help multilingual children who are simultaneously learning English as they learn other subjects in the classroom. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization closed out fiscal 2025 with a record number of invention disclosures and one of its busiest years for licensing. In FY26, the team raised the bar even higher. In FY26, CTTC processed 267 new invention disclosures, a 16 percent increase over the previous year’s 231. That back-to-back growth signals that Vanderbilt’s high-performance innovation engine is accelerating.   Read More

Creating a shared academic experience for students. Equipping students with the fundamental capacities to succeed in today’s world. Strengthening faculty collaboration across disciplines. These are among the many goals that the A&S College Core, the College of Arts and Science’s general education curriculum, accomplished in its first year. Read More

Ela Knapik still remembers the first zebrafish she saw under a microscope—two days old, no bigger than an eyelash, tail wiggling, heart visibly beating. That was more than 20 years ago during her search for a postdoc position. That tiny fish has held her attention ever since and helped unravel many of the biological mysteries she has published about during her professional career. Read More

Meet the new secretary of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust Read More