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Vanderbilt alumni are coming home for Reunion 2026, October 15–18, and we need Vanderbilt staff to help give them a warm Commodore welcome! Sign up to be a Reunion Staff Volunteer Ambassador and help alumni navigate campus, connect with fellow Commodores, and make the most of their Reunion experience. Opportunities include greeting alumni, assisting with registration, scanning nametags, and more. Read More

Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, an assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, has won a prestigious 2027 Laureate Award from the international Endocrine Society for innovative research that “has transformed our understanding of thyroid hormone biology, diabetes, and the biology of aging.” Read More

It’s the time of year when Vanderbilt pride meets purpose. As a thank-you to our community for doing your part in helping shape the opportunities, research and programs that make our university great, we want you to have a little piece of Vandy. Whether you’re into collectible socks, beanies or Squishmallows, we’ve got you. Read More

Open Enrollment is your once-a-year opportunity to choose the benefits that best meet the needs of you and your family. To ensure that you’re enrolled in the plans you want, all fully benefits-eligible employees must complete Open Enrollment, even if you do not plan to make changes or waive coverage. Read More

The 2026 Southern Festival of Books, presented by Vanderbilt University in partnership with Humanities Tennessee, will connect celebrated authors from wide-ranging genres with a vast community that shares their passion for creative expression. Many writers and performers with Vanderbilt ties will be featured at the annual literary festival, which returns to the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, Tennessee State Museum, and Tennessee State Library and Archives Oct. 17–18. Admission is free. Read More

The complete papers of pioneering Colombian intellectual and cultural activist Manuel Zapata Olivella are now available to the public, and access has been expanded to the papers of his sister, master dancer and folklorist Delia Zapata Olivella, thanks to archival efforts by Vanderbilt’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives. These materials give students, scholars and historians a more complete picture of the distinguished siblings’ lives and legacies. Read More

It was the summer of 1965, and the Vanderbilt University Board of Trustees was enjoying a retreat in Hot Springs, Virginia. A small group within the board had been lobbying for a graduate business school since 1958 — in fact, the idea was floated as far back as 1881 — but the plan had stalled. Half-jokingly, with drinks flowing, the trustees suggested launching the business school themselves, with each of them serving as volunteer faculty. An ambitious (and no doubt ill-advised) plan that never materialized, but that did light a fuse. Because four years later, the Vanderbilt Graduate School of Management (VGSM) opened in earnest, launching the American South’s first full-fledged, fully staffed business school. Read More

Today’s biggest pressing and complex challenges are most effectively addressed through interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives. The Collaborative Humanities Postdoctoral Program fully embodies that approach, bringing together early-career scholars to address important contemporary issues through a critical humanities lens. For the past five years, the program has offered a deeply supportive community for postdoctoral scholars from leading graduate programs nationwide, preparing them to change the future of humanistic study in their respective fields. Read More

Spencer Rothfuss, Hannah Collins, and James Hayes are the winners of the 2026 Cell Imaging Shared Resource Life Is Beautiful Image Contest. Their striking images showcase the beauty and complexity of biological structures revealed through advanced microscopy. Read More

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Stop Campus Hazing Act and the Fire Safety Right-to-Know provisions of the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act, Vanderbilt University publishes an annual report to provide information on security-related services offered by the university. Read More

Two years ago, participants in Vanderbilt’s inaugural First View program met one another through computer screens. This summer, several of the same students returned as mentors, welcoming a new cohort of first-generation students to campus for First View’s first in-person experience.  Read More

For over 35 years, the Hispanic Scholars Program has provided curricular opportunities at the intersection of religious studies and Latine culture to more than 2,000 students at divinity schools and theological programs across the country. Read More

From the city’s neighborhoods and cultural institutions to its infrastructure, industries and workplaces, New York offers students new ways to explore what they learn in the classroom. Vanderbilt faculty are at the center of that experience, bringing their scholarship and expertise to the university’s new Chelsea campus. Read More

Learn about a new scholarship opportunity for high achieving music students with financial need. Read More

While digital technology may be a useful, enjoyable and integral part of campus life, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are inviting Vanderbilt community members to reconsider their relationship with screens this academic year, especially during their down time. The Heard Libraries, in collaboration with key university partners, are making 2026–27 the Year to Unplug—a sustained, institution-wide effort to cultivate a campus culture of reading, reflection and community. Read More

We’re excited to announce that Vanderbilt is expanding our Opportunity Vanderbilt financial aid program to provide tuition-free scholarships to students from families with incomes of $200,000 or less, up from our previous threshold of $150,000. The expansion will take effect for current students in fall 2027 and for new undergraduates entering in fall 2027, including students who are applying this fall. Read More

Ann Kaiser, tenured professor and a pioneering voice in early language and communication intervention for young children with developmental disabilities, died on Sept. 13 in Nashville, Tenn. Read More

Open Enrollment is your annual chance to select the benefits you and your family need to be prepared for anything that comes your way. All benefits-eligible employees must make an active selection during Open Enrollment for 2027 benefits coverage.  Read More

Michael and Allison Rees have invested $25 million to establish the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Center for Finance, which will position Vanderbilt as a premier destination for undergraduate students pursuing careers in finance. Read More

For three days in Silicon Valley, Vanderbilt students stepped inside some of the technology industry’s leading companies. And for students like Kofi Asare, the most important thing they discovered was where they could see themselves going next. Read More