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Light Hall, The Vanderbilt Clinic, and several other locations are providing flu shots this week. Read More

Melvin Fitzgerald (John Russell/Vanderbilt) When Melvin Fitzgerald first came to Vanderbilt, he was 22, fresh out of the U.S. Army, and seeking work just until he could move to California to meet up with his brother, who was soon to be discharged from the U.S. Navy. Instead, his brother… Read More

Velma McBride Murry has been named recipient of the Beckman Award for her tireless work to inspire students to be agents of change in their communities. Read More

The Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life will conduct a nonsectarian service of remembrance for Akhilesh Pathak this Friday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. in All Faith Chapel, on the ground floor of Vanderbilt Divinity School directly below Benton Chapel. The service will be coordinated… Read More

The Bluebird at Belmont, an event featuring singer-songwriters in celebration of Belmont Village Green Hills’ 14th anniversary, is scheduled for Oct. 24. All proceeds will go to the Vanderbilt Center for Quality Aging. Read More

(iStockphoto) International Student and Scholar Services is seeking presenters for its World on Wednesdays series for spring 2014. WOW features a different topic of global interest each week, with presentations by students, staff, faculty and community members. ISSS seeks to promote international awareness throughout the Vanderbilt… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management will host distinguished speakers as well as health care professionals, students and recruiters at its sixth annual Health Care Conference and Career Fair Oct. 25. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Teaching, Writing Studio, Jean and Alexander Heard Library and English Language Center are co-sponsoring a new discussion series called “Teaching. Writing. Learning.” The monthly series features lunchtime conversations open to anyone who teaches writing at Vanderbilt. The purpose is for participants… Read More

The correspondence of late presidential historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. will be the topic of a Nov. 5 Chancellor’s Lecture Series event at Vanderbilt University. Read More

(photo courtesy of Sarratt Art Studios) There are a variety of reasons to take an art class or workshop, including: Relaxation. Creating art or working with art materials is a stress reliever from your usual routine. Learning something new. Engaging in art-making is a… Read More

Vanderbilt historian Jane Landers appears in the first episode of a new PBS documentary series about the history of African Americans, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Read More

Conversations/Conversas, a collaborative project platform initiated by Vanderbilt’s Department of Art and the School of Visual Art and Communications at the University of São Paulo, is creating artistic connections with Brazil. Read More

The prestigious Palmer Prize was awarded by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law to Vanderbilt Law School's Ganesh Sitaraman. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty and staff and members of the community are invited to bring their family and friends to Vanderbilt's Greek Row for an evening of safe and fun Trick or Treating. Read More

“Friendship Families” are being sought to provide an extended social and collegial network for the visiting Humphrey Fellows. Read More

The Department of Special Education now offers an add-on endorsement for students enrolled in a teaching licensure program, as well as those who already hold a teaching license. Read More

(Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) You might notice students with bags in hand, packing car trunks or hopping cabs over the next few days. The Vanderbilt campus will be a bit quieter as students enjoy a fall break from classes Oct. 10-13. All residence halls will remain open throughout the weekend. However,… Read More

The 25th Annual Southern Festival of Books will be held Oct. 11-13 at downtown Nashville’s Legislative Plaza. The event will feature several Vanderbilt faculty, staff, students and alumni, including: Stephen Doster, editor for the Institute of Chemical Biology, whose current… Read More

A Taste of Bellevue, a fundraiser for the new Bellevue Library set to break ground soon, is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Bellevue Center Mall, Highway 70 South in Nashville. Vanderbilt University is an in-kind sponsor of the event. Local restaurants, vendors and community groups… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization will continue its Entrepreneur Boot Camp Series this fall with a New Ventures Valuation Workshop. The two-hour session will be held Friday, Nov. 1, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Cool Springs Life Sciences Center. Glenn Perdue of… Read More