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"Education Week" has released the 2022 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, an annual list of education researchers who have demonstrated the greatest influence over educational policy and practice. Six researchers from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development are among the 200 who made the rankings.  Read More

Martha A. Dawson, president of the National Black Nurses Association, will present the 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Monday, Jan. 17, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt School of Nursing and Vanderbilt School of Medicine, this year’s MLK Day lecture will be held virtually via Zoom. Read More

Vanderbilt's Coffee Equity Lab has launched the Coffee Equity Design Challenge, in which students and coffee professionals will team up to co-create meaningful innovations for a more equitable and sustainable coffee industry. Read More

The School of Medicine has launched a $5 million Dean’s Scholarship Challenge to help ensure that tomorrow’s leaders in medicine are educated at Vanderbilt. Through a combination of donor contributions and a university match, the school hopes to raise a total of $10 million. Read More

New research by the Tennessee Education Research Alliance at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College reveals that gaps among race and gender remain even when comparing similarly qualified teachers who perform the same according to other metrics, such as their value-added to student achievement. Read More

Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain shares further health and safety guidance specifically for staff ahead of the spring 2022 semester. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost C. Cybele Raver and Vice Chancellor Eric Kopstain provide important updates about the spring 2022 semester's start as well as health and safety protocols. Read More

A trailblazing attorney, a celebrated sports journalist unafraid to ruffle feathers, a gifted storyteller and communications innovator at Vanderbilt University, an entrepreneur whose interest in media and data fueled success in business, and a sportswriter-turned-investigative producer are the latest inductees in the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame. Read More

Renowned poet, professor and author Nikky Finney will deliver a keynote address as part of Vanderbilt University’s 2022 commemoration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Finney is scheduled to speak Jan. 17 as part of a virtual program that will begin with a vigil and include remarks by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier. Read More

Vanderbilt has extended its longest ongoing drug discovery agreement with Osaka, Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a research and development-oriented pharmaceutical company that is committed to creating innovative medicines in specific areas, through November 2023. Read More

As the fall 2021 semester concludes, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver expresses confidence in Vanderbilt's potential to set transformative new benchmarks for research, scholarship and creative expression in this message to the university community. In addition, watch the 2021 Research in Review video. Read More

Each member of the Vanderbilt community has faced the continued challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in their own ways. Now, it is vital that we take time for ourselves over the winter break to reflect, restore, recharge and reconnect with loved ones, writes Chancellor Daniel Diermeier in a message to the VU community. In addition, watch the 2021 Vanderbilt Year in Review video. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is seeking Friendship Families for the 2022 spring semester. The Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished mid-career educational leaders from developing nations and emerging democracies to the United States for an academic year of leadership and professional development. Read More

The university will continue to closely track public health data and guidance in consultation with colleagues at VUMC, the School of Nursing and other public health experts to make informed decisions about spring semester plans, Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain writes in a message to university staff. Read More

The university is carefully monitoring the data and metrics regarding all COVID-19 variants and will continue to meticulously assess the situation throughout the winter break, working closely with trusted experts and colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, writes Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver in a message to faculty. Read More

More than 1,100 turkeys, 28 tofurkeys and 650 cutting boards were given to Vanderbilt University faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows during Turkey Toss 2021. Also, more than 450 turkeys and tofukeys were donated to Second Harvest Food Bank. Read More

The Rev. Teresa L. Smallwood, who helped launch Vanderbilt’s Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative as associate director in 2017, is moving to Pennsylvania’s United Lutheran Seminary in January. Over Smallwood’s four years at Vanderbilt Divinity School, the Collaborative has hosted nearly 30 workshops and more than 20 fellows and scholars to advance racial justice in areas ranging from medical apartheid to food equity. Read More

Vanderbilt University campus leaders will host virtual town halls for students and their families to share updates about the university’s plans for the spring semester, including its COVID-19 operations and student support resources.  Read More

Vanderbilt University campus leaders will host virtual town halls on Friday, Jan. 7, to share updates about the university’s plans for the spring semester, including its COVID-19 operations and community support resources.  Read More

Vanderbilt University has released the initial findings of its survey on hybrid and remote work to determine how various work arrangements influence employees’ engagement, productivity and quality of life. Read More