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Efforts to stop the massive cultural destruction in Syria and Iraq will be discussed Sept. 22 during the Goldberg Lecture, with an accompanying exhibit in Cohen Memorial Hall. Read More

Vanderbilt employees who want to experience the thrill and excitement of Commodore basketball can now purchase discounted tickets for the upcoming men’s and women’s seasons. Read More

The North American Kant Society has honored Julian Wuerth of Vanderbilt for his book on philosopher Immanuel Kant. Read More

Two candidates with close ties to Vanderbilt University were elected to office within the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County on Sept. 10. Read More

The Faculty Senate, the representative and deliberative body of the Vanderbilt faculties, introduces its leadership for 2015-16. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host the first in a series of town hall meetings for faculty on Friday, Sept. 18. Read More

A $1.4 million grant will allow a research network based at Vanderbilt to continue its study of the intersection of neuroscience and criminal justice. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has elected the members of the governing board for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This independent board will immediately begin planning for VUMC to operate as a separate entity and will govern the Medical Center once its financial and administrative transition from the university is complete. Read More

Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, associate professor of physics and astronomy, has been named director of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, College of Arts and Science Dean Lauren Benton announced. Read More

Choon-Leong Seow views his move to Vanderbilt, where he is Distinguished Professor of Hebrew Bible, as perfect timing for the increasingly interdisciplinary focus of his research. Read More

University department heads who gathered for a meeting Sept. 10 received progress reports from the leaders of Information Technology and the Division of Administration about the ongoing effort to transition the university and Vanderbilt University Medical Center into separate legal and financial entities. Read More

Industry leader World Travel will become Vanderbilt's new travel agency this fall. Read More

The issues surrounding prekindergarten expansion in Tennessee and other states is the subject of a roundtable discussion among education researchers and practitioners to be held Sept. 24 at the Nashville Public Library's main branch downtown. Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center has developed a series of events designed to explore society’s notions of masculinity. Read More

David Williams of Vanderbilt will be part of a working group that will examine issues of student-athlete conduct in the SEC. Read More

A custom-designed gold shipping container at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons will become the "Vanderbilt Portal to Mexico City" Sept. 18 through Oct. 12 for the Nashville community to engage across cultures with one-on-one conversations. Read More

The Faculty Senate is organizing an Oct. 30 town hall to answer faculty questions about the transition of the university and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to separate entities. Read More

VISE is keeping its acronym but changing its name. The Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering will become the Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering. Read More

Vice Provost for Learning and Residential Affairs Cynthia Cyrus has appointed a faculty committee, chaired by School of Law Dean Chris Guthrie, to conduct a search for the position of Vanderbilt university librarian. Read More

A committee comprising faculty and graduate students will conduct the search for the next dean of the Graduate School. Read More