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Vanderbilt University generates $7 billion in economic activity across Tennessee and supports more than 43,000 jobs annually, according to a new statewide study of Tennessee’s private colleges and universities commissioned by the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association. The study examines the economic contributions of Tennessee’s private colleges and universities. Read More

Dialogue Vanderbilt and Pine Crest School hosted more than 100 school leaders, educators and students from across the country at the second annual Open Dialogue Collaborative Summit. Representing 15 independent schools, participants gathered Sept. 27–28, 2026, at Vanderbilt University to exchange ideas, share promising practices and explore how to make… Read More

Vanderbilt recently participated in two additional steps toward building a quantum campus in Chattanooga. Dean Krish Roy served on a panel during the Quantum in Business summit and the university became an inaugural member of the SE Quantum Collaborative. Read More

Beginning January 2027, Vanderbilt’s mental health and well-being provider will transition from Lyra Health to Spring Health. While the provider is changing, our commitment to making high-quality mental health care accessible to you and your family is staying the same. Read More

Vanderbilt University is among the founding members of the Southeast Regional Superintelligence Computing Consortium, announced Oct. 8 by the White House at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit. Read More

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, The Wond’ry adds “Vanderbilt’s Center for Innovation and Design” to its name and offers targeted programming to help students, faculty, staff, professionals, and organizations move from idea to real-world impact. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Student Wellbeing was established in 2016 to create a culture that supports personal development and academic success. Over the past decade, the CSW has expanded its programs and resources to provide students with more opportunities to build healthy practices, navigate challenges and work toward their academic and personal goals. Read More

Vanderbilt is inviting all undergraduate, graduate and professional students to participate in the Healthy Minds Study, a confidential survey about student mental health and well-being, health behaviors, and use of campus health services. What we learn will help us better understand how students are doing and improve how we work to strengthen the student experience. Read More

Brooke Ackerly, professor of political science, has received a Volkswagen Foundation Transatlantic Bridge Professorship at the University of Hamburg for the next three years. She is the first Vanderbilt faculty member to receive this award. Read More

The long-standing relationship between Vanderbilt and the National Museum of African American Music is entering its next chapter with a new three-year partnership agreement. The renewed partnership continues Vanderbilt’s financial support of the museum and builds on the academic and community collaboration that began before the museum opened its doors in 2021. Read More

Friends and supporters of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries gathered Sept. 30 to mark the tenure of Jon Shaw as dean of libraries and letters and to celebrate the legacy of Connie Vinita Dowell, M.L.S.’79, the Vanderbilt Libraries’ first dean. Read More

All Vanderbilt staff are invited to attend the annual Fall Staff Assembly, either at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium or virtually, on Monday, Nov. 2. The event will celebrate university staff and their many contributions to the university’s mission. Read More

The roots of country music are far more multicultural than some think. Hear from hit country songwriter, New York Times-bestselling novelist, and professor of African American and Diaspora Studies Alice Randall about country music’s Black roots. Read More

WATCH how The Longest Table events brought the Vanderbilt community together to share healthy discussions across differences. Read More

Vanderbilt alumni are coming home for Reunion 2026, October 15–18, and we need Vanderbilt staff to help give them a warm Commodore welcome! Sign up to be a Reunion Staff Volunteer Ambassador and help alumni navigate campus, connect with fellow Commodores, and make the most of their Reunion experience. Opportunities include greeting alumni, assisting with registration, scanning nametags, and more. Read More

The Finfrocks have become deeply embedded in the South Florida region. The family’s organization, FINFROCK, simplifies and accelerates the process of building structures and has revolutionized the construction process across the state. But before the Finfrock family transformed the building industry in the area, Allen and Laura Finfrock were just two college students at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Learn about some breakthrough research centers led by Chancellor Faculty Fellows. Read More

Between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15, 2026, faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows who are engaged in sponsored research must complete the updated Research Security for VU Faculty and Staff course in CITI Program. Read More

Natasha V. Sachs has been named assistant vice chancellor and executive director of Vanderbilt University–West Palm Beach. She joins the university at a pivotal stage in the development of its planned graduate campus in South Florida. Read More

Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, an assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, has won a prestigious 2027 Laureate Award from the international Endocrine Society for innovative research that “has transformed our understanding of thyroid hormone biology, diabetes, and the biology of aging.” Read More