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Vanderbilt will launch Brightspace as its primary course management system in summer 2017 replacing Blackboard, the university’s current system. Read More

The next Open Dore On Location, informal discussion sessions with Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente, will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. Read More

The Faculty Senate and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are partnering during the month of January for Savor Diversity, a series of hour-long lunch sessions. Read More

Three Vanderbilt alumni—a content development manager at Twitter, an integrated business planning manager for Cisco Systems, and the cofounder of the online interior design firm Havenly—have been named to the 2017 Forbes “30 Under 30.” Read More

Author Ann Patchett will read and discuss her latest novel, "Commonwealth," at the Central Library Jan. 26 as part of the Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series. Read More

Douglas D. Horr, a seasoned audit professional with three decades of experience in higher education, is joining Vanderbilt University as associate vice chancellor for internal audit Feb. 1. Read More

Proposal deadlines for Discovery Grants and Research Scholar Grants are coming up, with Discovery Grant proposals due Jan. 30 and Research Scholar Grant proposals due Feb. 6. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos explained Vanderbilt’s decision to join the American Talent Initiative in an op-ed for "The Tennessean," and alumna and adjunct law professor Samar Ali was interviewed about cyberattacks in "The Wall Street Journal." Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Jan. 2. Read More

The theme for this year’s commemoration is “Justice and Democracy? Revolutionizing our American Myths.” Read More

Are you looking for a summer opportunity for an advanced learner in your life? Take advantage of the Summer SAVY 2017 Application Priority Window, available from noon Tuesday, Jan. 10, to noon Wednesday, Jan. 11. Read More

"Places and Spaces: Mapping Science," an exhibition showcasing the visualization of complex data in innovative and eye-catching ways, will be on display at four campus locations beginning Jan. 23. Read More

Alumna Lillian Harpole Hazelton keeps a family tradition alive by supporting a scholarship established by her mother for Divinity School students preparing for United Methodist Church ministry. Read More

Vanderbilt's School for Science and Math has a semifinalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search. Read More

As the inaugural head of this new office, McCabe is charged with building out its core programs, including professional development, and overseeing the rollout of the Academic Pathways Fellowship. Read More

Family and friends of 17 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students gathered in Benton Chapel Dec. 9 for pinning ceremonies. Among those receiving the nursing pin were two Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and nine Nurse-Midwifery Nurse Practitioners. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s annual Service Award Ceremony recognizes employees who celebrated significant service milestones in 2016. The winner of this year’s Commodore Award also will be announced at the Jan. 18 event. Read More

As the women's basketball team prepares to welcome Tennessee to Memorial Gym on Jan. 5, VUCommodores.com looks back at the 'Dores top three moments in the Tennessee rivalry. Read More

In honor of Marilyn Murphy, who will retire in 2017 after 37 years of teaching in Vanderbilt’s Department of Art, the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery presents "Marilyn Murphy—Realism Subverted" beginning Thursday, Jan. 19. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Department of Art welcomes Alexis Jackson, recipient of the 2015 Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award, for her exhibition "Sign of the Diaspora" beginning Jan. 12. Read More

An international monetary expert and one of the most esteemed economic minds of the last century, J. Dewey Daane died Jan. 3 in Nashville at the age of 98. Read More