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The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy is launching Unity Dinners, a new series that aims to bring students, faculty and staff together in community and conversation around society’s most pressing issues. "Unity Dinner: Race in America" will be held on Thursday, March 23, at 5:30 p.m. in Buttrick Hall, Room 123. Read More

In the Four With a ’Dore series, we’re getting to know Vanderbilt students four questions at a time. In this installment, meet Phoebe Yu from Vancouver, Canada, a student from the Class of 2025 double majoring in cognitive studies and architecture with a minor in computer science.   Read More

The Office of Student Affairs invites all Vanderbilt undergraduate students to take part in the 2023 Enrolled Student Survey through April 3. Upon completing the survey, students will be entered into a prize drawing for tickets to a Major League Soccer game at GEODIS Park or dinner at Emery Wood Fired in 12 South. Read More

Join the Center for Student Wellbeing and Vanderbilt Recovery Support for a series of wellness-focused events the week before Spring Break.   Read More

The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center resumed its annual Black History Immersion Excursion earlier this month with a tour of key civil rights sites in Alabama. Read More

The annual spring Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair will be Tuesday, April 11, in the Student Life Center Commodore Ballroom from 3 to 6 p.m. Undergraduate students who have completed research at Vanderbilt are encouraged to apply. Read More

The University Counseling Center offers groups and workshops for undergraduate, graduate and professional students that offer support and feedback from other participants, as well as by the facilitators, providing a powerful supportive and affirming space for students to discuss challenges and build connections. Read More

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, who represented Ohio’s 13th Congressional District for 20 years, will visit Vanderbilt to discuss his efforts to work across party lines at an event hosted by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. This in-person-only event will be in Wilson Hall, Room 103. Read More

Vanderbilt offers several resources to empower students to make healthy sexual choices, respond to their personal safety and needs, and offer support to those affected by intimate partner violence. Read More

In partnership with Vanderbilt’s Department of English and MFA Program in Creative Writing, the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy is soliciting poems from students currently enrolled in any Tennessee college or university. Students may submit a poem in the style of their choosing that explores what unity through American democracy means to them. Read More

To cultivate transformational connections across campus, the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will launch the Vanderbilt Unity Lab this spring. The Unity Lab will equip VU community members with the tools necessary to strengthen the bonds of cultural affinity and promote civil discourse. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to apply for program training positions. Read More

The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host CBS Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett and David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, to discuss their book, The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of the Big Lie, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m. at the Scarritt Bennett Center. Read More

As the new semester begins, the Transportation and Mobility Office is sharing some reminders about commuting, parking and mobility options for the campus community. Read More

Jess Neely Drive between 25th Avenue and Natchez Trace will permanently close to vehicular traffic the week of Jan. 9 to make way for a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly greenway. Read More

In an effort to measure student satisfaction, Vanderbilt Campus Dining is conducting its semiannual Dining Survey throughout December. Students can provide feedback about meal plans, customer service and food quality. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s collective and augmented efforts during the past academic year to foster a sense of belonging at every level of campus are spotlighted in a new report from the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Read More

Campus Dining is deepening the spirit of community in residential dining by hosting weekly “Language Tables in the Residential Colleges” in partnership with the College of Arts and Science, the Office for Undergraduate Education and the Center for Languages.  Read More

Vanderbilt University is set to co-sponsor the webinar “Youth Climate Action: How Local Governments Can Learn from Generation Z” on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. CT. Read More

The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host an in-person event on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Student Life Center to examine the potential impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on the perceived politicization of the federal courts. Read More

As a first-generation college student, U.S. Army veteran Timea Taylor was confronted by a steep learning curve and imposter syndrome until a professor provided valuable mentorship. Now Taylor plans to pay it forward as a Bass Military Scholar pursuing a master’s degree in higher education administration. Read More