MyVU News
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Hetherington wins prestigious book award
Vanderbilt's Marc Hetherington will be awarded the Alexander L. George Book Award at the July meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology. Read MoreApr 15, 2016
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Op-ed: Blair School Dean Sees Renewed Vitality In Classical Music
Mark Wait, the Martha Rivers Ingram Dean of the Blair School of Music, writes, "Trends in classical music, as in any other field, will come and go, but serious music is present in all ages, and in all places – including right now in Nashville." Read MoreApr 15, 2016
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Blackboard news: Course management system demos, new policy, upgrade coming soon
The Center for Teaching announces information for Blackboard users that includes upcoming demos by course management vendors, changes to the course availability and deletion policy, and a system upgrade. Read MoreApr 15, 2016
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Anonymous donor pledges $5 million to Vanderbilt Dean’s Chair in Engineering
An anonymous donor has pledged $5 million to establish the Dean’s Chair in Engineering at Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced at the school’s annual distinguished alumni celebration dinner April 14. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Ties between Nashville art and activism subject of conference
Artists and social justice activists will come together at Vanderbilt Divinity School for an April 22–23 public conference to consider best practices and performances to create equitable change in Nashville. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Vanderbilt hosts inaugural social ventures summit
A student-run conference hosted by the Owen Graduate School of Management's Turner Family Center for Social Ventures discussed the unique challenges and opportunities faced by social ventures. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Eakin receives 2016 Alumni Education Award
Professor of History Marshall Eakin has received the 2016 Vanderbilt Alumni Education Award. The alumni association's board of directors selected Eakin for his significant contributions to educational programming as a speaker for Commodore Classrooms and the Vanderbilt Travel Program. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Marnett named dean of basic sciences for School of Medicine
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente announced today that Lawrence J. Marnett will be named dean of basic sciences in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine at the time of the legal separation of the university and Medical Center. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Mechanical engineering grad student wins NASA space research fellowship
Vanderbilt graduate student Darren Tinker has been selected by NASA for its 2016 class of Space Technology Research Fellows. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Alumnus confirmed to seat on U.S. District Court for Middle Tennessee
Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr., BA'78, JD'81, was confirmed to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee by a 92-0 vote of the U.S. Senate April 11. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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Recommendations to revise course evaluation system are implemented
Following a multi-committee systematic review of the university’s course evaluation practices, Vanderbilt University will implement a new course evaluation system for the four undergraduate schools. The course evaluation form will include new questions that will go into effect in fall 2016. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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Four new faculty heads join The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons
First-year students will not be the only new faces at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons this fall. Four new faculty heads of house have signed on to live in the first-year student community and help further its mission of easing the transition to university life and extending learning outside the classroom. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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New Vanderbilt named scholarship to benefit theology students
The Eva F. and Peter C. Hodgson Scholarship has been endowed by an emeritus theology professor and his wife to benefit Vanderbilt Divinity and Graduate Department of Religion students. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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Vanderbilt No. 24 on list of best schools for African Americans
Vanderbilt is the 24th best university for African American students, say "Money" and "Essence" magazines. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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Temporary hold begins Friday on IT systems changes
As the date nears for Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to transition to separate legal and financial entities, institutional leaders are requesting that all university and Medical Center departments place a moratorium on systems changes within the information technology environment surrounding the period of legal close. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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Mayor speaks to ‘Politicians’ class
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry was the guest speaker at an undergraduate political science class on April 11. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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VSG passes bills honoring terror victims
In the wake of the March terrorist attacks that killed a Vanderbilt graduate business student on a school trip to Israel and an alumni couple working in Belgium, the undergraduate Vanderbilt Student Government passed bills honoring their memories. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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Jeff Carr, major force at Vanderbilt and in the community for three decades, dies
A longtime vice chancellor and general counsel who cared deeply about Vanderbilt's integrity and reputation has died at the age of 75. Read MoreApr 12, 2016
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Farran named ‘Children’s Champion’ by NAAEYC
Vanderbilt education researcher Dale Farran was honored by the Nashville Area Association for the Education of Young Children April 10. Read MoreApr 12, 2016
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Compressor problem at Hill Center causes outages; service restored
A problem with the data center temperature control system at the Hill Center caused a widespread outage of administrative systems early Monday morning. The issue has now been resolved. Read MoreApr 11, 2016