MyVU News

Vanderbilt Giving Day on Wednesday, April 7, is an opportunity for the entire university community to join together to help advance the university’s mission of education, discovery and leadership by making a gift of any size. Students are invited to take part in this 24-hour event, which will include challenges throughout the day to amplify impact. Read More

Ryan Boyette is using his Peabody master’s degree to further the work of the education nonprofit To Move Mountains, which he and his wife, Jazira, launched a few years before coming to Nashville. Read More

As students enter the final month of classes for the spring 2021 semester, they are invited to join the Center for Student Wellbeing’s virtual meditation sessions featuring Vice Provost Vanessa Beasley and Assistant Provost Jill Stratton. The meditation series occurs every Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT through April 30. Read More

Beginning April 5, Vanderbilt’s process for reporting FMLA and other medical leave will move to the new Origami Risk system. With the new system, employees will continue to follow the same process, but the look and feel will be slightly different. Read More

Chancellor Diermeier shared with the Vanderbilt community that the university will offer fall semester classes in person. The semester will begin Aug. 25 and conclude Dec. 18, and we will be observing Fall Break Oct. 14–15. Read More

Valerie Hotchkiss announced today that she will step down as leader of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University on June 30.    Read More

The month of March marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began to have its most direct impacts on the Vanderbilt campus. The pandemic made more visible the inequities, racial injustices and political unrest that continues to plague us, writes Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente in the latest edition of "The Open Dore." Read More

Keivan Stassun will discuss strategies to increase underrepresented minorities at the Ph.D. level in science and engineering in an event hosted by the Association of American Universities on Thursday, April 8, at noon CT. Read More

Identical twins Jade and Jazmyn Ayers have immersed themselves in literature and personal narratives for years, leading to majors in English as well as a creative way to pair storytelling with another of their passions: medicine. Read More

The Vanderbilt School of Nursing will host “Green Recovery, Climate Solutions and a Just Transition,” a public webinar and discussion, on Thursday, April 8, from 1 to 2 p.m. CT. The free webinar, part of the  Solve Climate by 2030 project, will feature youth involved in climate issues and leaders in conservation and sustainability, including Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain, who heads Vanderbilt’s FutureVU initiative. Read More

Are you looking for an engaging summer opportunity for an academically advanced learner in your life? Programs for Talented Youth is now accepting applications for its summer 2021 virtual programs: PTY Online Academy, Mentor Immersion, and Rising Experts. Read More

Vanderbilt University Professor of Education H. Richard Milner IV has been honored for his outstanding contributions to the field and elected to membership by the National Academy of Education. Milner was one of 22 education scholars elected from institutions across the country. Read More

Vanderbilt University this week announced that fall semester classes will be offered in person. University leaders continue to monitor the pandemic to inform the full fall semester plan, and additional information will be shared in the coming weeks.  Read More

Rhonda Y. Williams, the John L. Seigenthaler Professor of American History, will deliver the next lecture in Vanderbilt Law School’s Dean’s Lecture Series on Race and Discrimination. The online event will be on Wednesday, March 31, beginning at noon CT. Read More

People of different religious traditions interpret the Bible differently, but what did those passages originally mean? Professor Amy-Jill Levine explores this in her latest book, "The Bible with and Without Jesus." Read More

Money Matters Week, which aims to uplift and broaden the Vanderbilt community’s understanding of the ways in which people and students from low- and lower-income backgrounds experience and navigate systemic and social barriers, will feature a week of events March 30–April 2. The programming will include a faculty panel, virtual workshops and games, and online information on financial literacy and wellness. Read More

Pamela R. Jeffries, an internationally recognized leader and innovator in nursing and health care education, will become dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, effective July 1, pending Board of Trust approval. Read More

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, expansion of vaccine eligibility, and the launch of the university's vaccination tracker are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

Vanderbilt continues to support students who have demonstrated need and are facing significant financial challenges due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

A virtual event to discuss the formation of an Asian American and Pacific Islander Employee Affinity Group is scheduled for Thursday, April 1, at 5 p.m. CT. The meeting will be conducted over Zoom.  Read More