MyVU News
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March issue of ‘EDI Connect’ now available
Read the March 2017 issue of “EDI Connect,” the official newsletter of the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Read MoreMar 6, 2017
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Vanderbilt launches programming for total solar eclipse
The first total solar eclipse to sweep across the United States in 99 years will occur on Aug. 21, with Nashville in its direct path. The Office of the Vice Provost for Learning and Residential Affairs, in partnership with a variety of internal and external partners, including Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, is coordinating a series of student competitions, curricular and co-curricular programs, and special events to celebrate. Read MoreMar 6, 2017
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AlertVU test scheduled for March 16
Vanderbilt will conduct a test of its AlertVU emergency notification system on Thursday, March 16, at 2:30 p.m. AlertVU sends emergency messages in the event of an imminent threat or danger to the larger Vanderbilt community. Read MoreMar 3, 2017
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Vanderbilt law students file amicus brief in African human rights case
Law students are taking part in a case before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights by filing a brief about an anti-terrorist statute in Ethiopia. Read MoreMar 3, 2017
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VUToday: Fighting mosquitoes with parasite genes in weekly roundup of VU news stories
Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Feb. 27 include faculty research on insect parasite genetics that may hold the key to controlling disease-carrying mosquitoes. Read MoreMar 3, 2017
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Jewish-Christian relations topic of Jesuit priest’s talk
James Bernauer, a priest and expert on the Holocaust who will speak to a Vanderbilt Divinity class, also will give a public talk on Jewish-Christian relations March 13 at Christ the King Church. Read MoreMar 3, 2017
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Fleming, Hopkins attend SEC leadership development meeting
Geoffrey Fleming and Leslie Welch Hopkins, Vanderbilt’s SEC Academic Leadership Development Program fellows for 2016-17, visited Mississippi State University Feb. 22-24 for a series of workshops to help prepare them for administrative roles in higher education. Read MoreMar 2, 2017
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Celebration honors new holders of endowed chairs at Vanderbilt
Ten Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored Tuesday during a celebration at the Student Life Center. Their academic achievements range from imaginative scholarship on economics and development to groundbreaking discoveries about the role of DNA in memory formation. Read MoreMar 2, 2017
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Graduate School builds California connections to increase diversity
Directors from the Office of Undergraduate Research at Cal Poly Pomona visited Vanderbilt last week to discuss research and education partnerships. Read MoreMar 2, 2017
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‘Leading Lines’ podcast launches Season 2
Leading Lines, a Vanderbilt-produced podcast on the use of educational technology in higher education, recently launched its second season. The podcast explores creative, intentional and effective uses of technology to enhance student learning and features interviews with educators, researchers, technologists and others. Read MoreMar 1, 2017
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Kudos: Read about faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreMar 1, 2017
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Vanderbilt young alumni: Rise to the G.O.L.D. Challenge
Calling all Vanderbilt undergraduate alumni in the classes of 2007‒2016. By making a gift of any size to Vanderbilt by March 17, you can help us secure an additional $125,000 in challenge gifts. Read MoreMar 1, 2017
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Read the latest issue of ‘iNCLUSIVE’
The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion presents “iNCLUSIVE,” a biweekly blast of diverse news and events from across campus. Read MoreFeb 28, 2017
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Slate of events scheduled for Women’s History Month
March is Women's History Month, and the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center has a full slate of events planned, including the annual Cuninggim Lecture on March 23. Read MoreFeb 28, 2017
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Social justice in politically turbulent era focus of Bogitsh Lecture
Stacey Floyd-Thomas will discuss "It's a Surreal World After All" when she delivers the Mafoi Carlisle Bogitsh Memorial Lecture March 2 at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreFeb 28, 2017
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Fine Arts Gallery presents ‘The Dada Effect’ starting March 16
Recognizing the centenary and far-reaching importance of a pivotal modern art movement, the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery has partnered with Vanderbilt’s W.T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies to present "The Dada Effect: An Anti-Aesthetic and Its Influence," an exhibition set for March 16 through May 27. Read MoreFeb 28, 2017
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Race and America discussion is March 1
A forum about race in America is scheduled for March 1 at the John Seigenthaler Center. Read MoreFeb 28, 2017
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Zeppos honored by Les Gemmes for community efforts
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos was honored Saturday as part of the Les Gemmes 10th annual Literary Luncheon for his efforts as a community leader. Read MoreFeb 27, 2017
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Vanderbilt athletics honors civil rights leaders during Equality Weekend
Vanderbilt recently celebrated Equality Weekend, a two-day event that honored 21 of Nashville’s civil rights leaders and marked the 50th anniversary of Vanderbilt breaking the SEC’s color barrier with men’s basketball players Perry Wallace and Godfrey Dillard. The 21 leaders were honored at the Commodores’ men’s basketball game on Feb. 18 and the women’s game on Feb. 19—both Vanderbilt victories. Read MoreFeb 27, 2017
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Vanderbilt, Oracle and Huron executives speak to the university’s role as a leader in industry’s move to cloud
On Feb. 23, approximately 75 SkyVU project participants gathered to learn more about Vanderbilt’s partnership with Oracle Cloud Solutions and Huron Consulting Group. Read MoreFeb 27, 2017