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By Jenna Somers The United States Military Academy at West Point once used peer evaluations as a component of first-year student grades and promotion. It does not anymore thanks to the discoveries and recommendations that Riley Post, Ed.D.’21, made in his capstone project as a doctoral student in the… Read More

A $5 million gift from Robert M. Levy, BA’72, and his wife, Diane vS. Levy, to Vanderbilt University will provide internship stipends for deserving undergraduate students and seek additional giving through a challenge match. Read More

With the cooler fall temperatures, Vanderbilt’s iconic white oaks have begun dropping their acorns. While the campus squirrels are busily storing their share, Vanderbilt has partnered with the Tennessee Department of Forestry to collect acorns to plant the forests of the future. Read More

The Vanderbilt Graduate Student Council has announced the winners of its inaugural Graduate Leadership Anchor Awards. The awards were designed to identify and honor the hard work and leadership of graduate students at Vanderbilt. Read More

Behavioral and systems neuropharmacologist Jerri Rook is recognized by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation with the Goodes Prize to continue her work in Alzheimer’s disease research. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier discussed his research and scholarship on management, political science, public policy and more during two recent virtual webinars with Owen Graduate School of Management and the College of Arts and Science. Read More

Vanderbilt University today launched Destination Vanderbilt, a $100 million university excellence initiative to recruit new faculty. Over the next two to four years, the university will leverage the investment to recruit approximately 60 faculty who are leaders and rising stars in their fields. Read More

As the new academic year approaches, Vanderbilt's faculty heads of house are revealing some things about themselves in this special portrait series. Meet Celso Thomas Castilho, associate professor of history and faculty head of Memorial House. Read More

Vanderbilt emeritus professor of economics John Vrooman, who had a passion for all things sports and taught one of the most popular classes at Vanderbilt focusing on sports economics, passed away on July 5. Before he passed, Vrooman asked that he not have an official obituary, but fellow economics professor Robert Driskill wrote this remembrance of Vrooman, who had a teaching career that spanned almost five decades. Read More

Jonathan Irish joins an international collaboration by deploying artificial intelligence to optimize COVID-19 treatment and vaccine development. Read More

Nancy Carrasco has found that the environmental pollutant perchlorate, found in drinking water in 49 states, is more dangerous than we knew. Read More

Whether you’re taking a class, conducting a meeting or gathering with friends, just about everyone is jumping into virtual chats. Here are five easy tips to improve how your virtual chat looks and sounds. Read More

Sure, we might share too many photos of E. Bronson Ingram College, but is there really such a thing? We don't think so, which is why our favorite #vandygram goes to @seanpcarroll for this pre-spring break shot! Read More

Our Social 'Dores have been busy in February - attending Lunar New Year Festival, Celebration of Learning, and VIBE as well as running features on students and staff for #BlackHistoryMonth and enjoying the variety of weather Nashville has to offer. Visit the full story for more features. Read More

The temperatures may have been all over the place recently, but we're still feeling 😍 about our recent snowy day on campus. And @zoe.thegoldendoodle just makes it 100x better. A clear favorite #vandygram. Read More

Over the last two weeks, our Social 'Dores have captured beautiful campus photos—both during sunny, 70 degree weather and with snow on the ground—attended events during Haiti week, and watched VIBE's showcase. See more highlights at the link. Read More

This week, our favorite #vandygram goes to someone who we think really captured the essence of Vanderbilt - @angiefogle! Because really - what's Vandy without its 3:1 squirrel ratio? Read More

Peabody College students Ryan and Jazira Boyette have a goal of improving the lives of Sudan’s Nuba people through the power of education. Read More

Our Social 'Dores have been busy this semester attending sports events, exploring Vanderbilt's food options, and enjoying the few sunny days we've had on campus. Read More

This week our favorite #vandygram goes to @bridalbycourt for these adorable photos of her mini-Commodore! Can't wait to see him on campus in 17 years. 😉 Read More