MyVU News
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Thirty-sixth Holocaust Lecture Series to examine genocide
This year, the 36th annual Holocaust Lecture Series at Vanderbilt will examine the enduring saga of genocide. Read MoreOct 2, 2013
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Strategic planning effort advances; planning retreats now complete
Faculty comprising an Executive Committee, four Steering Committees and four Academic Planning Groups have completed a series of retreats to develop strategic initiatives that will leverage Vanderbilt’s strengths as a leading research university in the 21st century. Read MoreOct 2, 2013
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Acclaimed storyteller Tricia Rose Burt to give free performance
Storyteller and comedienne Tricia Rose Burt, a Vanderbilt alumna, will give a free performance of her acclaimed one-woman show "How to Draw a Nekkid Man" Oct. 21 in Sarratt Cinema. Read MoreOct 2, 2013
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Cho receives prestigious National Academy of Education fellowship award
Sun-Joo Cho, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development, has been named a 2013 National Academy of Education (NAE)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Read MoreOct 1, 2013
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October Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Laurel Schneider
Laurel Schneider, a professor of religious studies and gender and women's studies, will speak on "Animal-Vegetable-Mineral: How Do We Think About Relationality After the Genome Project?" at the Oct. 2 Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box event. Read MoreSep 30, 2013
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SECURITY NOTICE: Burglary
On Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m., students residing in two of the townhomes of the Villages at Vanderbilt contacted VUPD to report that an unknown person entered at least two residences and stole items. Read MoreSep 30, 2013
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VU achieves 60 percent increase in recycling
The amount of materials recycled at Vanderbilt rose from 3 million pounds to 5 million pounds last year—that's a 60 percent increase. Read MoreSep 28, 2013
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“Nashville,” Flulapalooza catch our eye on social media
[View the story "Our favorite Tweets and Instagrams of the week" on Storify]… Read MoreSep 27, 2013
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Space 204 exhibit: Susan DeMay career highlights
The Vanderbilt University Department of Art will host an exhibition celebrating four decades of art by Susan DeMay, the art department's long-time senior lecturer in ceramics. Read MoreSep 27, 2013
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Vanderbilt Divinity art exhibit inspired by Rilke’s poetry
"Duino Suite: Drawings Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's First Duino Elegy," an exhibit of charcoal drawings by artist Ken Procter, is presented by Divinity's Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture from Oct. 2 through Dec. 4. Read MoreSep 27, 2013
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Memorial service for Clyde Walker Sept. 28
Joseph “Clyde” Walker Jr., associate director of the Office of Student Financial Aid and Undergraduate Scholarships at Vanderbilt, died suddenly Sept. 23 after suffering from cardiac arrest. He was 59. A resident of Franklin, Tenn., Walker had worked in Vanderbilt’s student financial aid office since August 2000, except for… Read MoreSep 26, 2013
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New Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center to open in January 2014
Vanderbilt faculty and staff will have a new resource for reaching their fitness goals—and a new way to “Go for the Gold”—when the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center opens to the campus community in January 2014. Read MoreSep 26, 2013
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Blair School of Music hosts ‘A Conversation with Grammy-winning guitarist Peter Frampton’
The Blair Conversations Series returns Monday, Dec. 9, with Senior Lecturer Jen Gunderman conducting an informal on-stage conversation with rock legend Peter Frampton, followed by a Q&A session with the audience. Read MoreSep 26, 2013
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New evaluation process offers better outcomes for juvenile offenders
Peabody researchers are partnering with juvenile justice systems around the country to improve outcomes for young offenders. Read MoreSep 26, 2013
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Twelfth annual Vanderbilt Research Retreat set for Oct. 4
The Vanderbilt community is invited to attend the 12th annual Research Retreat, a showcase of cutting-edge biomedical science by Vanderbilt faculty members and trainees. Read MoreSep 24, 2013
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Watershed Event — Vanderbilt ties to ‘worst submarine tragedy’ 50 years ago
Alumnus Pat Garner perished aboard nuclear submarine USS Thresher, which was lost with all 129 hands 50 years ago during deep dive tests 200 miles off the coast of Maine. Steve Krahn, professor of the practice of nuclear environmental engineering, is dedicated to keeping the memory of the Thresher alive. Read MoreSep 24, 2013
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Gerstle featured in PBS documentary series ‘Latino Americans’
Vanderbilt history and political science professor Gary Gerstle was interviewed extensively for a landmark PBS documentary series on the experience of Latino Americans in the United States. Read MoreSep 20, 2013
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Center for Teaching is host for new international journal
The first two issues of "Teaching & Learning Inquiry," the official publication of the International Society of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, are now available online and in print. Nancy Chick, assistant director of the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt, serves as co-editor. Read MoreSep 19, 2013
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Meet the new dean at Vanderbilt Divinity Community Breakfast
The divinity school's first community breakfast for the new school year will be a Sept. 24 open forum with its new dean, the Rev. Emilie M. Townes. Read MoreSep 19, 2013
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CLAS partners with Hillsboro High to share expertise, develop unique curriculum
The relationship between Vanderbilt's Center for Latin American Studies and Nashville's Hillsboro High School has evolved from providing professional development workshops to an active exchange of expertise and curriculum. Read MoreSep 19, 2013