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Chancellor releases 2nd annual report on equity, diversity and inclusion
Additional investments in Opportunity Vanderbilt, the opening of the Student Center for Social Justice and Identity and the recognition of the 50th anniversary of Perry Wallace and Godfrey Dillard integrating SEC basketball are just a few of the many achievements outlined in the annual report on equity, diversity and inclusion released today from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Read MoreSep 14, 2018
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Undergraduate Research Fair scheduled for Sept. 27
The fifth annual Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair will feature poster presentations of student research projects representing a variety of fields and disciplines. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. Read MoreSep 14, 2018
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Students can ‘share a side,’ support Hurricane Florence relief Sept. 14-21
Vanderbilt Campus Dining will activate its “Share a Side” program to benefit Hurricane Florence relief programs beginning Friday, Sept. 14, through Friday, Sept. 21. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Career Center sees large turnout for Career Fair, Kickoff and SLAMs
More than 2,000 Vanderbilt students met with 400 recruiters representing some 140 companies at the Vanderbilt Career Center’s 2018 Career Fair Sept. 5 at the Student Rec Center fieldhouse. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Watson Room opening, Hall Lecture mark two-day celebration of IBM support at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt will open the Watson Room at the Wond’ry, and IBM Vice President Robert Sutor will give the School of Engineering’s John R. and Donna S. Hall Lecture, as part of a two-day celebration of IBM support at Vanderbilt Sept. 19–20. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Black athletes are cultural leaders, says Bryant in Sports and Society talk
Vanderbilt’s Sports and Society Initiative hosted best-selling author Howard Bryant for a lecture at the McGugin Center Sept. 11. Bryant’s talk centered on the heritage of the black athlete and the intersection of politics and patriotism from the perspective of black athletes. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Best-selling author, higher ed thought leader Beverly Daniel Tatum to give Crawford Lecture
Beverly Daniel Tatum, a best-selling author and president, emerita, of Spelman College, will deliver the fifth annual Crawford Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 20. Her talk will explore the importance of leading through the lens of inclusion. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Vanderbilt’s historic Peabody College set to expand with new construction
Vanderbilt University officially broke ground on the first phase of a $41.5 million multibuilding construction and renovation project at Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Campus community can ride Metro’s upgraded ‘WeGo’ buses for free
Vanderbilt Parking Services reminds all full-time faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students that they are eligible to ride to and from campus on Metro’s new "WeGo" buses for free through Vanderbilt’s Easy Ride program. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Vanderbilt University launches Bass Military Scholars Program
A $25 million gift from the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation will support up to 40 scholarships for military veterans pursuing graduate and professional degrees at Vanderbilt University in law, management, education, medicine and nursing. Read MoreSep 12, 2018
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Constitution Day celebration features documentary, voter registration opportunities
A documentary film screening and Q&A with the filmmakers will mark Constitution Day at Vanderbilt. Read MoreSep 11, 2018
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From ‘Vanderbilt Magazine’: Grade A Talent
Vanderbilt’s successful recruiting model finds student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom. Read MoreSep 11, 2018
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Chancellor’s Lecture Series announces fall lineup, kicks off with former NSA, CIA director
The 2018-19 Chancellor’s Lecture Series will kick off Sept. 27 with Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the National Security Agency and Central Intelligence Agency. Read MoreSep 11, 2018
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David Williams stepping down as vice chancellor, athletics director
Williams will return to teaching after a distinguished 27-year career in higher education administration and will establish a new Sports, Law & Society Program at Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreSep 11, 2018
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Peabody colloquium series to focus on K-12 and higher education
Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development will kick off its annual Leadership Policy and Organizations Department Colloquium Series on Sept. 19, with events continuing throughout the fall and spring. Read MoreSep 11, 2018
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Vanderbilt 14th in 2019 ‘U.S. News’ rankings; named one of nation’s best values
Vanderbilt retains its highest-ever No. 14 spot on "U.S. News & World Report's" annual college rankings, and is named the seventh best value in the nation. Read MoreSep 9, 2018
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Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning open house is Sept. 21
Learn how the VIDL Studio empowers faculty, students and staff to produce digital media for teaching and learning at the biannual Open House scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. Read MoreSep 9, 2018
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Sept. 11 remembrance scheduled for noon Tuesday
At noon on Tuesday, Sept. 11, four chimes will sound from the bell tower of Kirkland Hall symbolizing the four crash sites and solemnizing both the tragedy and the extraordinary heroism that define Sept. 11, 2001, as a day of both loss and unity. Read MoreSep 9, 2018
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Hatton, scholar and advocate for the visually impaired, dies
Deborah Hatton, an emerita faculty member in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College, has died. Read MoreSep 9, 2018
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Black Lives Matter co-founder to speak at Vanderbilt symposium
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors will deliver the evening keynote address during a Sept. 20 symposium exploring the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on struggles for racial and social justice. Read MoreSep 9, 2018